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Syngamy

...oss or cross-pollinise have taller stamen s than carpel s to better spread pollen to other flower s. Full article >>> Meiosis (a Greek word meaning "decrease") is a cellular process that forms the basis for sexual reproduction , together with syngamy . It is a form of nuclear division...

Style

... Part of the female reproductive structure in the carpel of a þower; formed from the ovary wall. T...take, stalk ] In angiosperm s, the stalk of a carpel , down which the pollen tube grows. Full article >>> style tborne virus . A viru...

Stigma

... ovary at the base . Often the entire whorl of carpel s is fused into a single pistil . Full article &... Part of the female reproductive structure of the carpel of a þower; the sticky surface at the tip of the style to which pollen grain s attach. The...

Stamen

...inate flower A flower having stamen s but no carpel s. staminate A uni sexual flower having stamen...oss or cross-pollinise have taller stamen s than carpel s to better spread pollen to other flower s. Full article >>> During this time Linna...

Species

...o a plant species that has both staminate and carpel late flower s on the same individual. morphogenesis The development of body shape and organ ization during ontogeny . Full article >>> Homologies : Similarities in DNA or protein sequence s between individuals of the same ...

Sepals

...la ) stamen s in which the microsporangia form carpel s in which the megasporangia form. Full article &...ower that has sepals , petal s, stamen s, and carpel s. compound [L. componere, to put together] ... Full article >>> calyx - the oute...

Seed

...of generations and ovules are not enclosed in a carpel . The pollen typically germinates on the surface of the ovule . A super class ... Full article >>> Definition: An alternative form of a gene (one member of a pair) that is located at a specific position on a specific chromosome ....

Pollen tube

...2;>> In angiosperm s, the stalk of a carpel , down which the pollen tube grows. substrate [L. substratus, strewn under] ... Full article >>> This less appreciated mechanism is the basis for differential fertilization which includes sperm selection as opposed to pollen ...

Pollination

...f pollen grain s (male gametes ) to the plant carpel , the structure that contains the ovule (female ...t] The placement of pollen onto the stigma of a carpel by wind or animal carrier s, a prerequisite to fertilization . Full article >>> ...

Pistil

...ucing part of a flower , composed of one or more carpel s Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology...an s in a flower ; it is composed of one or more carpel s. More info? pith -- To severely damage the brain of a frog, also any central region of parenchym...

Pinna

...an s in a flower ; it is composed of one or more carpel s. More info? Full article >>> Pinna te-netted, penniribbed, penninerved, penniveined; the leaf has usually one main vein (called the mid-vein), with veinlets, smaller veins branching off lateral ly, usually somewhat parallel to ...

Ovules

...62;> The female reproductive organ is the carpel : this contains an ovary with ovules (which co...of generations and ovules are not enclosed in a carpel . The pollen typically germinates on the surface of the ovule . A super class in the sperm pla...

Ovule

... generations and ovule s are not enclosed in a carpel . The pollen typically germinates on the surface of the ovule . A super class in the sperm plant s ( ... Full article >>> The pollen tube enters the ovule through the micropyle and ruptures. One sperm nucleus fuses with...

Ovary

... ovum , egg ] 1) In flower s, the portion of a carpel in which the egg -containing ovules develop. (...62; ovary (1) in flower s, the portion of a carpel in which the egg -containing ovules develop. (2) in animals , the structure that produces femal...

Monoecious

...o a plant species that has both staminate and carpel late flower s on the same individual. Full artic...o a plant species that has both staminate and carpel late flower s on the same individual. morphogenesis The development of body shape and organ iza...

Monocot

...hid, grasses). Their ovules are enclosed in the carpel and pollen travels through the pollen tube to reach it. Full article >>>...

Micropyle

...The pollen grain adheres to the stigma of the carpel (female reproductive structure) and grows a pollen tube that penetrates the ovum through a tiny pore called a micropyle . Two sperm cells are released into the ovary through this tube. Full article >>> Trans fer of pollen fr...

Inheritance

...flower lacking sepals , petal s, stamen s, or carpel s. Full article >>> theory of inheritance of acquired character istics The mistaken idea that organ isms develop new organ s, or modify existing organ s as environment al problems present themselves, and that these trait s ar...

Hermaphrodite

...odite Plant s which possess both stamen s and carpel s in the same flower , while in animals it is organ isms which possess both male and female sex organ s ... Full article >>> Sequential hermaphrodite . An individual that sequentially produces male and then female gametes or vi...

Hepatocytes

...odite Plant s which possess both stamen s and carpel s in the same flower , while in animals it is organ isms which possess both male and female sex organ s ... Full article >>> "Revisiting the liver in human yellow fever : virus -induced apoptosis in hepatocytes associate...

Gynoecium

...e three structures are often termed a pistil or carpel . In many plant s, the pistil s will fuse for al... gynoecium The collective term referring to the carpel s or ovule -bearing structures, within a flower . gyre A large, nearly circular system of wind-dri...

Gymnosperm

...mnosperm plant whose seeds are not enclosed by carpel s, that is, ovary ; contrast to angiosperm Sour...of generations and ovules are not enclosed in a carpel . The pollen typically germinates on the surface of the ovule . A super class ... Full article &...

Flower

...pals , petal s, stamen s (male structures), and carpel s (female structures). fluid-feeder ... Full article >>> flower The reproductive structure of the anthophyta or angiosperm s. flower ing plant s Plant s that have flower s, seeds, and true leaves, stems, and roots . Full artic...

Dioecious

...ing to a plant species that has staminate and carpel late flower s on separate plant s. Full article >>> dioecious Character ized by having separate sexes; that is, an individual is either male or female, but never both. "Gonochoristic" means the same thing. Full article >>...

Dehiscent

... dry dehiscent fruit, composed of more than one carpel Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ... Full article >>>...

Cross-pollination

...oss or cross-pollinise have taller stamen s than carpel s to better spread pollen to other flower s. Full article >>> Cross-pollination . Fertilization of a plant from a plant with a different genetic makeup. Crossing -over. The exchange of DNA sequence s between chromatid s of ...

Corolla

...la ) stamen s in which the microsporangia form carpel s in which the megasporangia form. Full article >>> The cell theory states that all living things are composed of at least one cell and that the cell is the fundamental unit of function in all organ isms. Corolla ries: the ch...

Compound

...nd pistil A pistil composed of more than one carpel . Full article >>> CAGED COMPOUND S Caged fluorophores are fluorophores that have been chemically modified with a caging group that quenches their fluorescence until a brief pulse (usually Full article >>> [After the ...

Carpel

...y at the base . Full article >>> carpel -- A unit of the pistil ; it is evolution arily...re or organ ism. Full article >>> carpel s The female reproductive structures of a flower ; consisting of the ovary , style , and stigma ...

Carnivore

...ew fungi , plant s, and protist s are as well. carpel -- A unit of the pistil ; it is evolution arily a modified leaf . Full article >>> carnivore s Term applied to a heterotroph , usually an animal , that eats other animals . Carnivore s function as secondary, tertiary, or t...

Cardiac stomach

cardiac stomach Front portion of the stomach . carpel The female reproductive organ of a flower , consisting of the stigma , style and ovary . Covered in Lab 8 Seed Plant Reproduction ... Full article >>> gastrolith Calcareous body in the wall of the cardiac stomach of crayf...

Capsid

...velops from a compound ovary with two or more carpel s; capsule s dehisce in many ways. example: cotton. (2) The sporangium of a bryophyte. Full article >>> Capsid . See Coat protein . Carcinogen. A substance that induces cancer . Carcinoma. A malignant tumor derived from epithelia...

Capsule

... dry dehiscent fruit, composed of more than one carpel Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology ...velops from a compound ovary with two or more carpel s; capsule s dehisce in many ways. example: cotton. (2) The sporangium of a bryophyte. captacula Te...

Anus

...ower that has sepals , petal s, stamen s, and carpel s. Full article >>> protostomes - broad class ification of organ isms that tend to share certain embryo logical trait s; among these the formation of the " mouth first" (hence the name) during gastrulation , before the future an...

Angiosperm

angiosperm plant s with seeds enclosed by carpel s, that is, ovaries; contrast to gymnosperm Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ... Full article >>> Angiosperm s are the flower ing plant s (today the most abundant and dive...

Alimentary canal

...ower that has sepals , petal s, stamen s, and carpel s. Full article >>> stomodeum - Anterior part of the embryo nic alimentary canal formed as an invagination of the ectoderm ; the future mouth . structural gene - gene or part of gene encoding protein sequence . Full arti...