megaspore mother cell

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noun

Botany.

1. a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.

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megaspore mother cell

One megaspore mother cell, or megasporocyte, undergoes meiosis in each ovule.

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The megaspore mother cell is at the center.

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The megaspore mother cell divides by meiosis to produce four haploid megaspores.

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