microgametophyte

American  

[mahy-kroh-guh-mee-tuh-fahyt, -ga-mi-] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ gəˈmi təˌfaɪt, -ˈgæ mɪ- /

noun

microgametophytes plural

1. Botany. a gametophyte that develops from a microspore in heterosporous plants.

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microgametophyte Scientific  

/ mī′krō-gə-mē′tə-fīt′ /

1. The male gametophyte that develops from the microspores of heterosporous plants. The pollen grains of gymnosperms and angiosperms are microgametophytes.

2. See more at gametophyte pollination

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• microgametophytes
  plural

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microgametophyte

Illustration shows the life cycle of angiosperms, which includes a microgametophyte stage and a megagametophyte stage.

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Both microspores and megaspores undergo mitosis, forming the microgametophyte and megagametophyte, respectively.

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Within the microgametophyte, the fusion of egg and sperm completes the cycle.

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