Meiosis and Gametophyte Development in Flowering Plants
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3. Meiosis
Microspore Tetrad
Cells of the Sporogenous tissue
Each cell becomes a potential
Microspore Mother Cell
Microsporogenesis
Microsporangia
Meiosis
One functional Megaspore
From the Placenta arise the
Megasporangia also called ovules
Single Megaspore Mother Cell
Megasporogenesis
Placenta, inside the ovarian
cavity inside the ovary.
4. The yellowish powdery pollen grains
are ready for pollination
Pollination is carried out by the
pollinating agents
Microspores separate from each
other and develop into Pollen grains
Dehiscence of anther and release of pollen
grain
Microsporogenesis
Microspores clustered as Tetrads
An embryo sac at maturity has 7 cells
and 8 nuclei
Characteristic distribution of cells within
the embryo sac
Megaspore develops into the female
gametophyte
Monosporic development in wheat
paddy, mango
Megasporogenesis
One functional megaspore, three
degenerate