What does gametophore mean?
Definitions for gametophore
gəˈmi təˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈgæm ɪ-ga·me·tophore
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Princeton's WordNet
gametophorenoun
a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
Wiktionary
gametophorenoun
in ferns, the bearer of sex organs
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Gametophore
Gametophores are prominent structures in seedless plants on which the reproductive organs are borne. The word gametophore (more accurately gametangiophore) is composed of the greek ‘gamete-,’ referring (loosely) to gametangia and ‘-phore’ (Greek Φορά, "to be carried"). In mosses, liverworts and ferns (Archegoniata), the gametophores support gametangia (sex organs, female archegonia and male antheridia). If both archegonia and antheridia occur on the same plant, it is called monoecious. If there are separate female and male plants they are called dioecous. In Bryopsida the leafy moss plant (q. v. "Thallus") is the haploid gametophyte. It grows from its juvenile form, the protonema, under the influence of phytohormones (mainly cytokinins). Whereas the filamentous protonema grows by apical cell division, the gametophyte grows by division of three-faced apical cells.
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gametophore
A gametophore is part of the thallus structure in some non-vascular plants such as mosses and liverworts, which bears the reproductive organs known as the archegonia (female) and antheridia (male). It is a specialized structure that rises above the main plant body for sexual reproduction.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gametophore in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gametophore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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