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BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsNEET

Statement 1: In a microsporangium, the tapetal cells possess little cytoplasm and generally have a single prominent nucleus. Statement 2: During microsporogenesis, the microspore mother cells (MMCs) undergo meiotic divisions to produce haploid microspore tetrads.

Answer: (D)

Solution

Tapetal cells actually possess dense cytoplasm and are commonly multinucleate (polyploid through endomitosis/endopolyploidy), the opposite of "little cytoplasm and a single nucleus,"

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