How many meiotic divisions are required to produce 80 male gametes in Angiosperms?
Q.2 (i) How many meiotic divisions are required to produce 80 male gametes in Angiosperms?
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Answer: 10 meiotic divisions.
One meiotic division of a microspore mother cell gives 4 microspores (pollen grains), and each pollen grain forms 2 male gametes, so one meiosis gives \(4\times2 = 8\) male gametes. For 80 male gametes: \(80 \div 8 = 10\) meiotic divisions.
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