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During sexual reproduction in angiosperm...

During sexual reproduction in angiosperm, the megaspore is produced by

A

mitosis

B

meiosis

C

mitosis followed by meiosis

D

meiosis followed by mitosis

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B
In young ovules, a single hupodermal cell is differentiated as archesporium cells, which may or may not cut off some parietal cells and then becomes thenmegaspore mother cell. Megaspore mother cell undergoes meiosis to form four haploid megaspores arranged ina linear vertical row.
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