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microsporogenesis

American  
[mahy-kroh-spawr-uh-jen-uh-sis, -spohr-] / ˌmaɪ kroʊˌspɔr əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, -spoʊr- /

noun

  1. Botany. the process by which microspores are formed and develop.

microsporogenesis Scientific  
/ mī′krə-spôr′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs /

  1. The formation of microspores inside the microsporangia (or pollen sacs) of seed plants. A diploid cell in the microsporangium, called a microsporocyte or a pollen mother cell, undergoes meiosis and gives rise to four haploid microspores. Each microspore then develops into a pollen grain (the microgametophyte).

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