Cell Cycle And Cell Division Question 20

Question: How many meiotic divisions will be necessary to produce two hundred pollen grains [DPMT 1992; MP PMT 1999]

Options:

A) 50

B) 100

C) 199

D) 150

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Because one cell produces 4 daughter cells after meiotic division, thus 50 cells produce $ 50\times 4=200 $ daughter cells.