Furthermore, a completely new type of cell fusion phenomenon was discovered. In the development process of a seed of a plant, a pollen tube that extended from pollen is attracted by a tissue from ...

Development of the female gamete was observed over 20 hours, clearly showing the division of the nuclei and formation of the egg, central and synergid cells. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

(B) The pollen tubes are guided to the egg cell by attractant molecules that are produced from the synergid cells, which are present in the ovule. Prior to this, the pollen tubes first need to ...

"I find the repulsion system fascinating," Mizuta said. "The cells that generate the attraction system are mostly synergid cells, whereas the cells that generate the repulsion system include ...