One male gamete fuses with the egg cell to form the zygote. The other male gamete fuses with the central cell to form the endosperm. This is called double fertilization.
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1. Power Point Presentation
Class : XII
Topic : Reproduction in Angiosperms
Sub Topics:
Development of Male Gametophyte,
Development of Female Gametophyte and
Double fertilization.
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2. Development of Male gametophyte
Meiosis I Meiosis II
Pollen mother cell
(2n) (n)
Pollen Tetrad
(n)
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3. Development of Male gametophyte
Meiosis I Meiosis II
Pollen mother cell
(2n) (n)
Pollen Tetrad
(n)
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4. Development of Male gametophyte
Pollen grain
Germ pore
Exine
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5. Development of Male gametophyte
Mature
Young Pollen grain
Germ pore
Intine
Exine
Generative cell
Pollen tube
Tube cell
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6. Development of Male gametophyte
Mature Pollen grain
Germ pore
Intine
Exine
Pollen tube
Male gametes
Tube nucleus
A germinating pollen grain with two male gametes is called the Male gametophyte
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21. Double fertilization in Angiosperms
Pollen grain germinates on the stigma
Stigma
Generative cell
Pollen
tube
Tube
nucleus
Style
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22. Double fertilization in Angiosperms
Male gametophyte
Pollen grain germinates on the stigma
Stigma
Pollen
tube
Male
gametes
Tube
nucleus
Style
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23. Double fertilization in Angiosperms
Male gametophyte
Siphonogamy & Porogamy
Stigma
Pollen Style
tube
Male
gametes
Tube
nucleus
Style
Ovary
Embryo sac
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24. Double fertilization in Angiosperms
Male gametophyte Double fertilization
and
Siphonogamy & Porogamy Triple fusion
Stigma
Pollen Style
tube
Male
gametes
Tube
nucleus
Style
Ovary
Embryo sac
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25. Double fertilization in Angiosperms
Male gametophyte Double fertilization
and
Siphonogamy & Porogamy Triple fusion
Stigma
Pollen Style
tube
Male
gametes
Tube
nucleus
Style
Ovary
Embryo sac
26. Double fertilization in Angiosperms
Male gametophyte Double fertilization
and
Siphonogamy & Porogamy Triple fusion
Stigma
Pollen Style
tube
Male
gametes
Tube
nucleus
Style
Ovary
Embryo sac