Scientists from Nagoya University, Yokohama City University and Chubu University have developed a system which enables the live imaging of the formation of the female gamete in plants. In flowering ...

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! are not ...

Fertilization in Peridinium cinctum f. ovoplanum has been investigated at both the light and electron microscopic levels. Gamete formation occurs when vegetative cells are placed into nitrogen ...

There is hope for novel infertility treatments as the functions of genes involved in meiosis and gamete formation are beginning to be elucidated. MEIOSIN not only switches on meiosis – the cell ...