tetrad of megaspores

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025227
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: tétrada de megasporas (Spanish)
exact: 大胞子の四分子 (Japanese)
Definition
A portion of plant tissue consisting of four megaspores that remained joined together shortly after meiosis. One cell will give rise to a female gametophyte. [source: POC:Ramona_Walls]
Comment
Usually only one of the four megaspores develops and the other three die.

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