In botany|lang=en terms the difference between gametophyte and megaspore
is that gametophyte is (botany) a plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote while megaspore is (botany) the larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte.
As nouns the difference between gametophyte and megaspore
is that gametophyte is (botany) a plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote while megaspore is (botany) the larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte.
gametophyte
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
Related terms
* gametangium
* gamete
* gametogenesis
* gametophytic
See also
* sporophyte
megaspore
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) The larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte
Synonyms
* macrospore
Coordinate terms
* microspore
Derived terms
* megasporic
Related terms
* megasporocyte
