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microsporogenesis

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The formation of microspores.

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  • noun botany The formation of four haploid microspores by meiosis.
  • noun In angiosperms, the formation of pollen and thus the production of the male gametophyte.

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Examples

  • The link between features of microsporogenesis and pollen aperture type was examined.

    Seeds Aside 2008

  • No straightforward link is found between the type of microsporogenesis and pollen aperture type.

    Seeds Aside 2008

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