Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 541
Question: Assertion : If pollen mother cells has 42 chromosomes. The pollen has only 21 chromosomes. Reason : Pollens are formed after meiosis in pollen mother cell. [AIIMS 1997]
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Pollen are formed by meiosis in pollen mother cells.
Hence, chromosome number will be reduced to half in pollens.
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