synergid

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synergid

either of two small cells present in the embryo sac of seed plants near the egg cell at the micropylar end.

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(2009) Defensin-like peptides LUREs are pollen tube attractants secreted from the synergid cell.

Mechanisms of organelle division and inheritance and their implications regarding the origin of eukaryotic cells

The synergid cell at the micropylar end degenerated (Fig.

Microsporogenesis, Megasporogensis and Male and Female Gametophyte Development in Feijoa sellowiana (Myrtaceae)

Thus, it is likely that in ig1 mutants, the non-repressed expression of these genes generate the metabolic alterations needed to promote proliferation in cell types such as synergid or antipodal cells, and embryogenesis in embryo-producing cells such as the egg and the sperm cells after pollen discharge.

Androgenesis revisited

Previous research suggested synergid cells, which hug the embryo sac, direct the tubes once they approach the ovary.

Plants reveal pollen-luring secrets: molecules of attraction identified in the wishbone flower

synergid: Two haploid cells on either side of the egg cell at the micropylar end of the embryo sac.

Glossary

It was necessary to change the plane of focus to visualize all cells of the megagametophyte; the egg was frequently obscured by being below or above the plane of a synergid (Fig.

Quantitative assessment of some factors limiting seed set in buckwheat. (Crop Physiology & Metabolism)