How Microspore Mother Cell Is Formed?

microspore mother cell (microsporocyte) A diploid cell in plants that divides by meiosis to give rise to four haploid microspores (see sporophyll). In flowering plants microspore mother cells are formed within the pollen sacs of the anthers by mitosis; the microspores they produce develop into pollen grains.

How are pollen mother cells formed?

In the process of male gamete formation, a pollen mother cell undergoes meiosis to form a tetrad of microspores enclosed in callose (1,3-β glucan; Figure 12.1). ... The microspores increase their size and undergo a programmed pattern of division to produce a three-celled gametophyte that comprises the pollen grain.

What is the difference between microspore mother cell and pollen mother cell?

NEET Question

Microspores are formed by microsporogenesis where as pollen grains are formed by microgametogenesis microspore are a result of meiosis while pollen grainsare a result of mitosis pollen grains are male gametophytes while microspores are not gametophytes...