megasporocyte

Term Information

Accession
PO:0000431
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
narrow: Poaceae megasporocyte
narrow: Zea megasporocyte
alt_id: PO:0006463
alt_id: PO:0006493
exact: megaspore mother cell
exact: megasporocito (Spanish)
exact: MMC
exact: 大胞子母細胞 (Japanese)
Definition
A sporocyte (PO:0006204) that produces four haploid (1n) megaspores (PO:0020019). [source: ISBN:0471245208, POC:Laurel_Cooper]
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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