endosperm
nutritive substances within the seed coats, but not part of the embryo proper
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
endosperm A food storage tissue that provides nutrients to the developing embryo in angiosperms; formed from the triploid cell produced when a sperm cell fertilizes the central cell.
endosperm
(en-doh-spurm) [Gk. endon, within + sperma, seed]
A nutrient-rich tissue formed by the union of a sperm cell with two polar nuclei during double fertilization, which provides nourishment to the developing embryo in angiosperm seeds.
endosperm. The tissue containing stored food in a seed that surrounds the embryo and is eventually digested by the embryo as it grows.
Endosperm
Triploid tissue in a seed, formed from fusion of two haploid female and one haploid male nucleus.
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Haploid ...
Endosperm, tissue produced in the seeds of most flowering plants
Albumen print, method of producing a print on a paper base from a negative.
endosperm A triploid nutritive tissue resulting from the fusion of a haploid sperm nucleus with the two haploid polar nuclei in the ovule of angiosperms.
As the endosperm (3n) develops in corn kernels (Zea mays), its cells undergo successive rounds (as many as 5) of endoreplication producing nuclei that range as high as 96n.
Endosperm tissue is unique to which of these groups? a) cycads; b) conifers; c) flowering plants; d) ferns
Seed plants have ___. a) pollen grains with male gametophytes developing on the inside; b) female gametophytes developing inside an ovule ...
When golden rice was developed it was necessary to ensure that the novel genes were expressed in the endosperm of the seed. The endosperm of a seed is the starchy component that provides energy and nutrients for the developing plant embryo.
Double fertilization: The union of one male gametophyte nucleus with the ovum nucleus and another male gametophyte nucleus with the polar nuclei to form the endosperm in seed plants. See also pollen grain.
 See also: Plant, Tissue, Sperm, Cells, Embryo
  
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