Q30 / 180 · NEET 2025 · Botany

How many meiotic and mitotic divisions need to occur for the development of a mature female gametophyte from the megaspore mother cell in an angiosperm plant?

  • A
    2 Meiosis and 3 Mitosis
  • B
    1 Meiosis and 2 Mitosis
  • Correct answer
    C
    1 Meiosis and 3 Mitosis
  • D
    No Meiosis and 2 Mitosis

Solution

Development of a mature female gametophyte, i.e., embryo sac from a megaspore mother cell in an angiosperm plant requires 1 meiotic and 3 mitotic divisions.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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