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Which female gametophyte type is most common and probably ancestral in the angiosperms?
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It is formed within the ovule, which is located within the ovary of the flower. The embryo sac is derived from a single megaspore mother cell, which undergoes meiosis to produce four haploid megaspores. However, in most angiosperms, only one of these megaspores Show more…
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