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Number of microsporangia in a dithecous anther is
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Solution:
The anther is the part of the stamen where pollen grains are produced. It has the microsporangia and has multiple layers surrounding the pollen sac. The typical angiosperm anther is bilobed and each lobe having two theca or chambers. Such thecal pattern is called dithecous. Microsporangium is the structure found in anther where pollen grains are produced which is surrounded by multiple layers of tissue. Each lobe of is the pollen sac is the site for production of pollen grain. Each lobe of a dithecous anther consists of two microsporangia.