| Meiotic division in a microsporocyte |
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1 tetrad (meiosis)
3 metaphase (meiosis)
4 pollen grain with exine (outer layer)
2 metaphase (meoisis)
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English name: Lily
Scientific name: Lilium sp.
Familia: Liliaceae
Classis: Monocotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
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| 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. |