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Development of a Male Gametophyte - Practice Questions & MCQ

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  • Development of Male Gametophyte is considered one of the most asked concept.

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Male gametophyte with least number of cells is present in:

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Development of Male Gametophyte
  • The young pollen grain or male gametophyte has a centrally placed nucleus. 
  • As it grows, the nucleus is pushed to one side and divided through an unequal mitotic division to form a small generative cell and a large vegetative cell or tube cell.
  • The generative cell is freely present in the cytoplasm of the vegetative cell.
  • Such a pollen grain is 2-celled and is shed like this in 60% of the angiosperms.
  • In the rest of the plants, the generative cell divides to form two non-motile male gametes.
  • Such a pollen grain is 3-celled.

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