NEET Biology question

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A multicellular, filamentous alga exhibits a type of sexual life cycle in which the meiotic division occurs after the formation of the zygote. The adult filament of this alga has:

(A)haploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia
(B)diploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia
(C)diploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia
(D)Haploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangiaCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Since meiosis occurs only after zygote formation (zygotic meiosis, a haplontic life cycle), the vegetative filament, including the

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