Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 31.3, Problem 2CC
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Source of nutrition in female gametophytes in plants.
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Female Gametophyte also is known as embryo sac or megagametophyte is an important part of the plant reproductive system. It is formed inside the ovule and has two polar nuclei, three antipodal cells, and three synergid cells. After fertilization, it gives rise to seed endosperm and embryo.
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