degenerate megaspore

Term Information

Accession
PO:0000245
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
narrow: Poaceae degenerate megaspore
alt_id: PO:0006495
exact: 退化大胞子、胞子形成に寄与しない大胞子 (Japanese)
exact: megaspora degenerativa (Spanish)
Definition
In monosporic and bisporic megasporogenesis: the megaspore(s) that would not participate in megagametogenesis. [source: TAIR:Leonore_Reiser]
Comment
If you are annotating to this structure for Zea mays or other grasses, please also add an annotation to the corresponding floret type. Choose the most specific term possible from: spikelet floret (PO:0009082), ear floret (PO:0006354), upper floret of pedicellate spikelet of ear (PO:0006350), upper floret of sessile spikelet of ear (PO:0006352).

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