How many meiotic and mitotic divisions need to occur for the development of a mature female gametophyte from the megaspore mother cell in an angiosperm plant?

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[Solution by Claude - not from source] One meiosis of the megaspore mother cell gives four megaspores. The functional megaspore then undergoes three mitotic divisions to form the 8-nucleate, 7-celled embryo sac. Answer (3), as in the answer key.

Q. How many meiotic and mitotic divisions need to occur for the development of a mature female gametophyte from the megaspore mother cell in an angiosperm plant?

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