After microsporogenesis, the cells of the resulting microspore tetrad have a ploidy of:
ADiploid (2n)
BHaploid (n)
CTetraploid (4n)
DTriploid (3n)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Haploid (n)
Meiosis halves the chromosome number: PMC (2n)
→ tetrad of four **haploid (n)** microspores.
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