Male gametes in angiosperms are formed by:

Question

Male gametes in angiosperms are formed by: (A) Mitotic division in vegetative cell (B) Meiotic division in pollen mother cell (C) Meiotic division in vegetative cell (D) Mitotic division in generative cell

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In angiosperm pollen grain is the male gametophyte which undergoes mitosis to form a larger vegetative cell and a smaller generative cell. The generative cell than undergoes mitosis to form two small spindle shaped male gametes.

Q. Male gametes in angiosperms are formed by:

Mitotic division in vegetative cell

Meiotic division in pollen mother cell

Meiotic division in vegetative cell

Mitotic division in generative cell

In angiosperm pollen grain is the male gametophyte which undergoes mitosis to form a larger vegetative cell and a smaller generative cell. The generative cell than undergoes mitosis to form two small spindle shaped male gametes.