microsporocyte

Term Information

Accession
PO:0020047
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: microspore mother cell
related: PMC
related: pollen mother cell
narrow: Poaceae microsporocyte
narrow: Zea microsporocyte
alt_id: PO:0006451
alt_id: PO:0006479
exact: microsporocito (Spanish)
exact: 小胞子母細胞 (Japanese)
Definition
A sporocyte (PO:0006204) that produces four haploid (1n) microspores (PO:0020048). [source: ISBN:0878934030, 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), tassel floret (PO:0006310), lower floret of pedicellate spikelet of tassel (PO:0006313), lower floret of sessile spikelet of tassel (PO:0006315), upper floret of pedicellate spikelet of tassel (PO:0006314), upper floret of sessile spikelet of tassel (PO:0006316).

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