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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The megaspore mother cell is at the center.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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