Fig. 2
From: A sexual/apomictic consensus linkage map of Eragrostis curvula at tetraploid level
Typical sexual (A-B-C-D) and apomictic (E–F-G-H) processes of E. curvula observed by DIC. A: Functional megaspore + degenerating megaspores, B: Sexual binucleated embryo sac, C: Sexual tetranucleated embryo sac, D: Mature sexual embryo sac with antipodal proliferation, E: Apomictic elongated megaspore mother cell, F: Apomictic binucleated embryo sac, G: Apomictic tetranucleated embryo sac, H: Apomictic mature embryo sac. deg: degenerant megaspores, FM: functional megaspore, EMMC: elongated megaspore mother cell, mn: micropylar nucleus, vac: vacuole, chn: chalazal nucleus, an: antipodal cells, ov: ovule, syn: synergid cells, pn: polar nucleus. Bar represents 50 µm