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In pollen mother cells, the organelles dedifferentiate at the onset of meiosis (Bird et al., 1983). Plastids previously containing starch are completely starch-free at zygotene (Bird et al., 1983; Pacini and Franchi, 1983). Organelle dedifferentiation is accompanied by ribosome reorganization (Bird et al. 1983). After telophase, plastids may differentiate again in the amyloplasts, but their behavioural pattern varies according to the species. At pollen shedding some species have starch and others have not (Baker and Baker, 1979; Franchi and Pacini, 1988).
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Pacini, E., Franchi, G.G. (1988). Amylogenesis and Amylolysis During Pollen Grain Development. In: Cresti, M., Gori, P., Pacini, E. (eds) Sexual Reproduction in Higher Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73271-3_29
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