The number of chromosomes in the shoot tip cells of a maize plant is 20. The number of chromosomes in the microspore mother cells of the same plant shall be:
The body of a maize plant has a diploid state I.e. (2n) state. The microspore mother cell is the part of the reproductive system; hence it also remains in a diploid state. This shows that the number of chromosomes in the microspore mother cells of the same plant shall be 20.
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