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Gametophytes
Concepts tested here
- Reduction of male gametophyte
All Questions
2014 AIPMT 1 question
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Male gametophyte with least number of cells is present in:In angiosperms such as Lilium the male gametophyte (pollen grain) is reduced to just 2–3 cells, the least in the plant kingdom.
Pteris and Funaria have multicellular free-living gametophytes, and the Pinus male gametophyte has more cells than that of an angiosperm.