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Megagametophyte


megagametophyte
female gameophyte that results from the development of a megaspore and produces female gametes (eggs)
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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megagametophyte The gametophyte stage containing eight haploid nuclei within the embryo sac.
megalopolis Also known as a megacity or supercity; megalopolis indicates an urban area with more than 10 million inhabitants.
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megagametophyte
Female gametophyte in seed plants.
Covered in Lab 8 Seed Plant Reproduction
megasporangium
The organ in which megaspores are formed.
Covered in Lab 8 Seed Plant Reproduction ...
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In most other plants the gametophyte is very small (as in ferns) or even reduced as in flowering plants (angiosperms), where the female form (ovule) is known as a megagametophyte and the male form (pollen) is called a microgametophyte
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cells degenerate, with the remaining cell becoming the female gametophyte phase of the plant's life cycle. Large (palynologists consider the megaspores to generally be above 200 micrometers in diameter) spores that develop into the megagametophyte, ...
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