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microsporogenesis

microsporogenesis noun: the formation of four haploid microspores by meiosis.

Noun

microsporogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of four haploid microspores by meiosis.
  2. In angiosperms, the formation of pollen and thus the production of the male gametophyte.

Origin of microsporogenesis

From microspore + -o- + -genesis.

Questions about microsporogenesis

What does microsporogenesis mean?
Microsporogenesis means the formation of four haploid microspores by meiosis.
What part of speech is microsporogenesis?
Microsporogenesis is a noun.

Words near microsporogenesis in the dictionary

  1. microsporocarp
  2. microsporocarps
  3. microsporocyte
  4. microsporocytes
  5. microsporocytic
  6. microsporogenesis
  7. microsporogenous
  8. microsporophore
  9. microsporophores
  10. microsporophyll
  11. microsporophylls

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