Rice root cells contain 24 chromosomes. How many chromosomes does the mother’s pollen cell contain?

To answer this question, you need to understand the types of cells that make up any multicellular organism. There are two types of cells in total. These are somatic cells and gametes. Somatic cells are the collection of all the cells that form the body. But these do not include sex cells (gametes). The difference between these cells is that gametes contain only half of the chromosome set. Therefore, pollen contains half of the chromosome set, that is, 12 chromosomes. They are found in the nuclei of cells.