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In angiosperm all the four microspores of tetrad are covered by a layer which is formed by:
BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsNEETNEET 2002
Options:
  • A pectocellulose
  • B callose
  • C cellulose
  • D sporopollenin
Solution:
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The correct answer is: callose
Callose wall surrounds the sporocytes during the meiotic stage. It provides an isolation barrier sealing off one meiotic cell (megaspore mother cell) from another.
Related Theory
Tetrad is a group of four haploid and immature pollen grains in tetrahedral fashion produced by meiotic microsporogenesis. The tetrads are of five types namely tetrahedral (most common), isobilateral, $T$ shaped, decussate and linera. In dicots, the most common type of pollen tetrad is tetrahedral.

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