Zygote meiosis is characteristic of ....................... .

Options

A. Marchantia
B. Fucus
C. Funaria
D. Chlamydomonas

Answer

D

Explanation

(d) Zygotic meiosis is represented in the haplontic life cycle of many algae including Chlamydomonas. In such a life cycle, all cells are haploid except zygote. This is because meiosis occurs in the zygote itself resulting into four haploid cells that give rise to hapolid plants.