Question

What is the first cell of female gametophyte?

Answer 1

Female gametophyte:

1. The other name for female gametophyte is embryo sac or megagametophyte.
2. The female gametophyte develops within the ovule.
3. Megaspore undergoes meiosis and forms megaspore tetrad among that one megaspore will be functional.
4. Functional megaspores develop mitotically into the embryo sac.
5. So, the functional haploid megaspore is the first cell of the female gametophyte.