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Fertilization in Angiosperms

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Fertilization in flowering plants, in its strict sense, is initiated by the discharge of the male gametes within the embryo sac, the fusion of two sperm cells separately with the egg and central cell through plasmogamy, followed by nuclear migration and karyogamy in their respective lineage, embryo and endosperm. Increasingly, more information is available concerning the molecular control of cellular identity, gamete attraction and timing, release of gametes, their ultimate fusion and expression. These events initiate myriad developmental triggers, and thus begin the life of the sporophyte and the precocious endosperm that generates the unique, nutritionally enriched milieu that surrounds the embryo.

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    Michael R. Davey

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Russell, S.D. (2010). Fertilization in Angiosperms. In: Pua, E., Davey, M. (eds) Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02301-9_14

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