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Heterospory is found in which plant?


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Heterospory:

  1. The formation of two different mesopores which are different in size and sex.
  2. The smaller one is called a microspore which represents the mother cell of the male gametophyte.
  3. The larger one is called a megaspore which represents the mother cell of the female gametophyte.
  4. Heterospory evolved first in pteridophytes such as Selaginella and Salvinia.

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