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tetracolporate en · ADJ

Etymology

From tetra- + colporate. By surface analysis, tetra- + colpor- + -ate.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having four colpi and pores.
    • In the same species, silencing of the meiosis-associated gene MEZ1 (ZPT2-5), yields plants producing tetracolporate pollen grains with increased DNA content that lead to premature seed abortion after pollination and fertilization [51 ]. 2015 October 7, “Pollen Morphology and Boron Concentration in Floral Tissues as Factors Triggering Natural and GA-Induced Parthenocarpic Fruit Development in Grapevine”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: