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What is the difference between oogonium and archegonium?


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Oogonium:

It is the female reproductive organ of certain fungi and algae.

Archegonium:

Archegonium is the female reproductive organ of ferns, mosses, and even some gymnosperms.

OogoniumArchegonium
1. The oogonia of certain thallophyta species are usually round or ovoid, with contents divided into several uninucleate oospheres.1. It is a flask-shaped structure consisting of a neck, with one or more layers of cells.
2. They are formed after the fertilization of an egg cell by a sperm cell.2. These cells are formed by reprogramming of somatic cells.
3. Examples: Algae3. Examples: Cycads and conifers.


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