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Assertion : If pollen mother cells has 2...

Assertion : If pollen mother cells has 21 chromosomes.
Reason : Pollens are formed after meiosis in pollen mother cells

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If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reasons is a correct explanation of the assertion

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If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

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If the assertion is true but the reson is false

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If both the assertion and reason are false

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Pollen is formed by meiosis in pollen mother cells. Hence, chromosome number will be reduced to half in pollens.
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