Dicots · Botany

The pollen grains of Dicotyledons are predominantly:

  1. Monocolpate (one furrow)
  2. Tricolpate (three furrows)
  3. Triporate (three germ pores)
  4. Inaperturate (no furrows)
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Correct answer: Tricolpate (three furrows)

Most dicots belong to the Eudicot clade, which is distinguished by having tricolpate pollen grains (possessing three pores or furrows). Monocots and basal angiosperms typically have monocolpate pollen.

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