loading...| Preferred Name |
microgametophyte |
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| Synonyms |
male gametophyte |
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| Definitions |
The microgametophyte in bryophytes only produce sperm cells, but do not develop from microspores, because there is no heterospory in bryophytes. In seed plants the male gametophyte is reduced to a pollen grain. A whole plant (PO:0000003) in the gametophyte development stage (PO:0028003) that produces plant sperm cells (PO:0000084). |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0025280 |
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| comment |
The microgametophyte in bryophytes only produce sperm cells, but do not develop from microspores, because there is no heterospory in bryophytes. In seed plants the male gametophyte is reduced to a pollen grain. |
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| definition |
A whole plant (PO:0000003) in the gametophyte development stage (PO:0028003) that produces plant sperm cells (PO:0000084). |
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male gametophyte |
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| label |
microgametophyte |
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| prefixIRI |
PO:0025280 |
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| prefLabel |
microgametophyte |
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