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Ovules

ovule

A structure in seed plants which contains the megasporangium (nucellus), megaspore (embryo sac), a food store, and a coat, and develops into a seed after fertilization.


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WHY?

... Taxaceae have no pollen chamber because they reproduce differently than other conifers. They don't produce woody seed cones. Instead the form ovules at the tips of short axillary shoots. Each ovule is at least partially surrounded by a fleshy, cuplike covering called an aril. In yews, the ...

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by ivygirl_5
Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:34 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: WHY?
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female recombination

... the separation of good genes. This is generally males as sperm are subject to much more selection than eggs. The article gives an example where ovules have more selection and in this species the males have more recombination. http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0030099

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by herb386
Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:35 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: female recombination
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Plants: number of ovules and pollen grains per flower?

since tobacco plant being eusporangiate has more than 128 microspores in each anther.....about the number of ovules in ovary of tobacco,see its placentation....

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by rg
Mon May 22, 2006 5:45 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Plants: number of ovules and pollen grains per flower?
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Plants: number of ovules and pollen grains per flower?

How many ovules are there in each tobacco plant ovary? Also, how many pollen grains does each anther have? (not an exact number, just roughly) specifically: in a tobacco plant Thanks.

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by |sirius|
Wed May 17, 2006 4:27 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Plants: number of ovules and pollen grains per flower?
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pollen

relationship btw # of pollen grains and the ovules?

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by bittersweet612
Tue May 09, 2006 9:42 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: pollen
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