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In majority of angiosperms:

  1. A
    a small central cell is present in the embryo sac
  2. B
    egg has a filiform apparatus
  3. C
    there are numerous antipodal cells
  4. D
    reduction division occurs in the megaspore mother cells

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In angiosperms, the megaspore mother cell (MMC) undergoes meiosis (reduction division) to produce four haploid megaspores. The filiform apparatus is in the synergids, not the egg.

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In majority of angiosperms:
A
a small central cell is present in the embryo sac
B
egg has a filiform apparatus
C
there are numerous antipodal cells
D
reduction division occurs in the megaspore mother cells

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