plant sperm cell
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0000084
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: sperm nucleus
- alt_id: PO:0020098
- exact: célula espermática o esperma (Spanish)
- exact: male gamete
- exact: microgamete
- exact: 植物精子細胞 (Japanese)
- broad: sperm cell
- Definition
- A gamete (PO:0025006) produced by an antheridium (PO:0025125) or a microgametophyte (PO:0025280). [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- The sperm cell is usually smaller than the egg cell. Male gametes may be defined as the motile gamete, rather than the smaller gamete. Plant sperm cells lack a cell wall.
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