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generative cell

/ jĕnər-ə-tĭv /

  1. A cell of the male gametophyte (pollen grain) of seed plants that divides to give rise directly or indirectly to sperm.
  2. See more at pollination


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It is not possible to assign the generative cell of Moina to a definite germinal layer.

The products of the division of the generative cell subsequently divide into two masses.

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