(b) How does the development of Embryo sac in flowering plants differ from oogenesis in humans?
Differences between development of embryo sac and oogenesis
| Development of embryo sac | Oogenesis |
| 1. Develops primarily by mitosis from dedicated haploid functional mega spore cells. | 1. Development involves meiotic and mitotic divisions of diploid germ cells. |
| 2. Results in a cell with 8 nuclei | 2. Results in a mature egg cell with only one nucleus. |
| 3. No polar cells are formed | 3 Polar cells are formed but atrophy (degenerate) |
| 4. No yolk sac is formed | 4. A yolk sac is formed. |
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