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Microgametophyte


microgametophyte
male gametophyte resulting from the development of a microspore
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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microgametophyte Stage of the plant life cycle that develops from or within a microspore. The microgametophyte produces sperm in specialized structures known as antheridia.
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microgametophyte
Pollen grains.
Covered in Lab 8 Seed Plant Reproduction
micromere
Any of the small blastomeres formed at the animal pole of a developing egg. These eventually give rise to the ectoderm.
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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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