| megaspore |
larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte
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| megaspore |
the larger of the two kinds of spores produced in the sexual life cycle of a heterosporous plant, giving rise to the female gametophyte. They may be monomorphic as in Selaginella, or polymorphic as in some Isoetes species. cf. microspore.
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| megaspore |
A haploid cell that develops into a female gametophyte.
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| megaspore mother cell |
Cells that undergo meiosis to produce megaspores. PICTURE
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| megaspore |
In plants having two types of haploid spores (microspores (male) and megaspores (female)), megaspores give rise to megagametophytes.
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