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      • The female gametophyte of gymnosperms is a large and multicellular structure that serves the double function of supporting the gametes as well as nurturing the growing embryo which is in contrast to the state in angiosperms, wherein female gametophyte is minute and typically eight-nucleated with a single operational gamete.
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  2. A female gametophyte of gymnosperms is a multicellular structure contained within an archegonium in a female cone. It develops from a megaspore and contains an egg cell that is fertilized by a sperm nucleus from a pollen grain.

  3. Jul 31, 2022 · Female Gametophyte. The female cone also has a central axis on which bracts known as megasporophylls (Figure 3) are present. In the female cone, megaspore mother cells are present in the megasporangium. The megaspore mother cell divides by meiosis to produce four haploid megaspores.

  4. Oct 31, 2023 · Gymnosperm reproduction differs from that of angiosperms in several ways. In angiosperms, the female gametophyte in the ovule exists in an enclosed structure, the ovary; in gymnosperms, the female gametophyte is present on exposed bracts of the female cone and is not enclosed in an ovary.

  5. Three of the four cells break down; only a single surviving cell will develop into a female multicellular gametophyte, which encloses archegonia (an archegonium is a reproductive organ that contains a single large egg).

  6. Apr 27, 2017 · The female ovulate cone, or megasporophyll, bear the megasporangium, diploid cells, which undergo meiosis to produce four haploid spores. Of these haploid spores, only one survives as the megaspore. The surviving megaspore then, through mitosis, develops into the female gametophyte.

  7. May 2, 2018 · Female gametes (megaspores) are produced in gametophyte structures called archegonia located in ovulate cones. Male gametes (microspores) are produced in pollen cones and develop into pollen grains. Some gymnosperm species have male and female cones on the same tree, while others have separate male or female cone producing trees.

  8. Female Gametophyte: Embryo sac. The female gametophyte of gymnosperms is a large and multicellular structure that serves the double function of supporting the gametes as well as nurturing the growing embryo which is in contrast to the state in angiosperms, wherein female gametophyte is minute and typically eight-nucleated with a single ...

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