Haploid pollen grain represents the male gametophyte. It contains two cells,i.e.vegetative cell and generative cell. The vegetative or tube cell is larger in size as with prominent nuclei that gives rise to two male gametes, while vegetative cell does not.
compare to generative cell and have vacuolated cytoplasm. The generative cell on the other hand have thin dense cytoplasm
Differentiate between the two cells enclosed in a mature male gametophyte of an angiosperm.
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ANISH KUMAR
Haploid pollen grain represents the male gametophyte. It contains two cells,i.e.vegetative cell and generative cell. The vegetative or tube cell is larger in size as with prominent nuclei that gives rise to two male gametes, while vegetative cell does not.
compare to generative cell and have vacuolated cytoplasm. The generative cell on the other hand have thin dense cytoplasm