BI111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Plant Reproductive Morphology, Gynoecium, Sequential Hermaphroditism

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12 Mar 2018
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Heterosporous plants produce 2 types of spores, which develop into 2 types of gametophytes. Endosporous development: in many heterosporous plants, gametophytes produced by spores develop inside spore wall. Perfect flowers -both stamens and carpels on same flower. Protandry: male phase comes before the female phase. Protogyny: female phase comes before the male phase. Approach herkogamy (pin): stigmas are above the anthers. Reverse herkogamy (thrum): stigmas are below the anthers. Immature male gametophyte- one cell develops into two sperm cells, other cell produces pollen. Meiosis produces four haploid megaspores, one of which undergoes mitosis 3x without cytokinesis producing eight nuclei in a single large cell. When compatible pollen contacts a stigma, a pollen tube grows to and penetrates the ovary. One sperm nucleus fuses with one egg nucleus to form a diploid (2n) zygote. Other sperm nucleus fuses with the central call, to form triploid (3n) endosperm tissue. Helps disperse seeds between animals, wind, or water.

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