Assertion (A): The megaspore mother cell divide mitotically to produce four spores.
Reason (R):  Megaspore mother cells are diploid and megaspore is haploid.
Mark the correct option :
1. Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) is false but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule | Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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From the statements given below, choose the option that is true for a typical female gametophyte of a flowering plant:

I: It is 8-nucleate and 7-celled at maturity
II: It is free-nuclear during the development
III: It is situated inside the integument but outside the nucellus
IV: It has an egg apparatus situated at the chalazal end
 
1. I and IV 2. II and III
3. I and II 4. II and IV
Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule | Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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