During meiosis, a microspore mother cell has 12bivalents, the number of chromosomes in its pollen grain will be

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During meiosis, a microspore mother cell has 12bivalents, the number of chromosomes in its pollen grain will be (A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 6 (D) 18

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If microspore mother cell has 12 bivalents(means 12 pairs of chromosomes or 24chromosomes), the spores (pollen) which are haploid will have only 12 chromosomes (n = 12).

Q. During meiosis, a microspore mother cell has 12bivalents, the number of chromosomes in its pollen grain will be

12

24

6

18

If microspore mother cell has 12 bivalents(means 12 pairs of chromosomes or 24chromosomes), the spores (pollen) which are haploid will have only 12 chromosomes (n = 12).