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(pl. gametangia) cell containing gametes or nuclei that act as gametes
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(pl. gametangia) The reproductive organ of bryophytes, consisting of the male antheridium and female archegonium; a multichambered jacket of sterile cells in which gametes are formed.
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An organ of the gametophyte in which gametes develop. See antheridium, oogonium, archegonium. | Lab 11 - Reproduction in Non-Seed Plants | Lab 12 - Reproduction in Seed Plants
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Structure specialized for production of gametes during sexual reproduction
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(plural gametangia) A gametangium is a reproductive organ that is in some plants (especially algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns). The gametangium produces gametes (reproductive cells).
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