Term Information

Accession
PO:0020090
Name
embryo sac central cell
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
célula central (Spanish, exact), 中央細胞 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
An embryo sac cell (PO:0025026) that is largest cell in a mature embryo sac (PO:0025074). Source: PMID:17041880, TAIR_curator:Katica_Ilic
Comment
In most angiosperms, the embryo sac central cell contains two polar nuclei, and, after double fertilization, develops into an endosperm. In some angiosperms, such as Illicium, the embryo sac central cell contains a single polar nucleus. Embryo sac central cell is distinct from archegonium central cell (PO:0025509).
Subset
CL
reference
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