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Pollen Pistil Interaction

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Cell/ cells present in a mature pollen grain is/are

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Vegetative cell

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Generative cell

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Both A and B

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Antipodal cells

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Solution

The correct option is C
Both A and B

Pollen grains starts dividing inside microsporangium. After the first mitotic division pollen grains produce two cells - a large vegetative cell and small generative cell.

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