gametophyte (syn. gametophore)
That part of the plant which bears the gametes or sexual cells. In mosses, all of the plant except the "fruit," or seta and capsule.
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The gametophytes are haploid plants, generated by the germination of spores, and are the generation responsible for the sexual reproduction, by producing male and female cells.
gametophyte search for term- n. (Gr. gamete, a wife; phyton, plant) the gamete-forming haploid phase in the alternation of plant generations.gamopetalous search for term- a.
Megagametophyte- The female gametophyte which develops from the megaspore and produces the female gamete(s).
Megasporangium- The sporangium in which megaspores are produced; the nucellus of seed plants.
Three of these usually disintegrate, and one divides mitotically and develops into a female gametophyte, also called and embryo sac. The embryo sac contains seven cells with eight haploid nuclei.
The newly emerging gametophytes, which have begun to grow from long, tongue-like threads into the heart-shaped prothalli, are too small to see without magnification.
bryophyte -- Plants in which the gametophyte generation is the larger, persistent phase; they generally lack conducting tissues. Bryophytes include the Hepaticophyta (liverworts), Anthocerotophyta (hornworts), and Bryophyta (mosses).
POLLEN: The microspores that carry the male gametophyte of seed plants.
POLLINATOR: Any being, insect or creature such as bees, moths, butterflies, animals and insects that move from plant to plant.
pollen Minute powder-like grains borne by the anther. Pollen contains the male gametophyte of a plant. precocious Flowering before the leaves appear. pubescent Covered with soft, short hair.
 See also: Plant, Genera, Sporophyte, Epiphyte, Pollen
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