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Meiotic division in a microsporocyte
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English name: Lily Scientific name: Lilium sp. Familia: Liliaceae Classis: Monocotyledonas Phylum: Angiospermae Regnum: Plantae
Meiotic division occurs in the microsporocytes within the anthers, leading to the formation of tetrads that contain four haploid microspores. Each microspore undergoes an additional mitotic division, in which a pollen grain id formed.