Microspore

microspore
minute spore that grows into a male gametophyte; in seed plants the microspore is the young pollen grain
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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microspores
which develop in the microsporangium and
which will germinate and develop into the male gametophyte generation and
megaspores ...
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microspores Four haploid cells produced by the meiotic division in the pollen sacs of þowers or microsporangia of gymnosperms. Microspores undergo mitotic division and become encased in a thick protective wall to form pollen grains.
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microspore -- In plants which are heterosporous, the smaller kind of spore is called a microspore; it usually germinates into a male (sperm-producing) gametophyte. Contrast with megaspore.
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microspore
[Gk. mikros, small + spora, a sowing]
In plants, a haploid (n) spore that develops into a male gametophyte; in seed plants, it becomes a pollen grain.
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microspore mother cell Diploid cell in microsporangium that undergoes meiosis to produce microspores.
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microspore
The smaller of the two types of spore produced by ferns and higher plants, giving rise to the male gametophyte. In Tracheophytes the microspore is the pollen grain.
Covered in Lab 8 Seed Plant Reproduction ...
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An example is the parent of gametophytes of the higher vascular plants (angiosperms and gymnosperms)-the microspores (give rise to pollen) and megaspores (give rise to ovules) found in flowers and cones; ...
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