Monosporic development refers to:

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Monosporic development refers to: (A) Single megaspore developing into the embryo sac (B) Single microspore mother cell producing tetrad pollens (C) Presence of single ovule in ovary (D) None of them is correct

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In Angiosperms, single megaspore mother cell undergoes meiosis to form four megaspore of which three degenerates and only one functional megaspore undergoes mitosis to form 7 celled, 8 nucleate embryo sac. This development of embryo sac from single megaspore is called as monosporic development.

Q. Monosporic development refers to:

Single megaspore developing into the embryo sac

Single microspore mother cell producing tetrad pollens

Presence of single ovule in ovary

None of them is correct

In Angiosperms, single megaspore mother cell undergoes meiosis to form four megaspore of which three degenerates and only one functional megaspore undergoes mitosis to form 7 celled, 8 nucleate embryo sac. This development of embryo sac from single megaspore is called as monosporic development.