Q. In flowering plants meiosis occurs at the time of

A) Formation of buds
B) Germination of seed
C) Formation of root primordia
D) Formation of pollen grains
Explanation

In flowering plants, a cross section of the developing anther displays four chambers. These chambers are called pollen sacs. Each pollen sac is filled with cells containing large nuclei. As the anther grows each of these cells goes through two meiotic divisions, forming a tetrad. These cells are called microspores. Each one of these microspores eventually becomes a pollen grain and in carpel meiosis takes place at the time of megaspore from megaspore mother cell

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