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Assertion If pollen mother cell has 42 chromosomes then pollens have only 21 chromosomes
Reason Meiosis takes place in pollen mother cells.

A

Both Assertion and Reson ae true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D

Assertion is false, but Reason are false

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Pollen Mother Cells (PMCs) are diploid strucutes. These divide by meiotic division and form pollen tetrad (haploid).
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