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In wheat how many meiotic cell divisions are required to produce 200 grams?

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250
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200
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400
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50
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Solution

The correct option is B 250
200 wheat grains will develop from 200 zygotes.
200 zygotes means 200 pollen and 200 eggs are required.
To produce 200 pollen, 50 meiotic divisions are required as 1 meiotic division of pollen mother cell produces 4 pollen.
To produce 200 eggs, 200 meiotic divisions are required as 1 meiotic division of megaspore mother cell produces 1 egg.
So, total number of meiotic cell divisions required to produce 200 grains will be 200 + 50 = 250
So, the correct answer is '250'.

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