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How is a plant embryo formed?
How is a plant embryo formed?
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Formation of plant embryo:
- Embryo is the developed form of a zygote that is formed after the fertilization of male and female gametes.
- After formation, the zygote undergoes division and differentiation to form an embryo.
- In the case of plants, the embryo is formed after the process of syngamy takes place in the plants.
- Syngamy is the process of fusion of the male gamete which is pollen grains with the female gamete which is an egg cell.
- The embryo in the case of plants is formed at the micropylar end of the female gametophyte or embryo sac.
- The process of triple fusion results in the formation of endosperm which nourishment to the developing embryo.
Figure showing a mature female gametophyte:
Formation of plant embryo:
- Embryo is the developed form of a zygote that is formed after the fertilization of male and female gametes.
- After formation, the zygote undergoes division and differentiation to form an embryo.
- In the case of plants, the embryo is formed after the process of syngamy takes place in the plants.
- Syngamy is the process of fusion of the male gamete which is pollen grains with the female gamete which is an egg cell.
- The embryo in the case of plants is formed at the micropylar end of the female gametophyte or embryo sac.
- The process of triple fusion results in the formation of endosperm which nourishment to the developing embryo.
Figure showing a mature female gametophyte:
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