microsporogenesis

English

Etymology

From microspore +‎ -o- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

microsporogenesis (uncountable)

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

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