Question
Write the differences between male and female gametophyte.
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Answer
Differences between male and female gametophytes are:
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Male gametophyte
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Female gametophyte
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1.
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It is derived from a microspore, which is produced inside the pollen chamber of anther.
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It is derived from a megaspore, which is formed inside the nucellus of an ovule.
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2.
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The microspores are shed at maturity and transferred from anthers to stigma by the process called pollination
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The megaspores do not shed from the ovule. They develop to form embryo sac within the ovule.
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3.
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The mature male gametophyte is 3-celled.
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The mature female gametophyte is 7-celled.
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