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Megaspores are produced from the megaspore mother cells after
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One hypodermal nucellar cell of the micropylar region of ovule differentiates as the sporogenous cell. It forms a diploid megaspore mother cell or megasporocyte. The megaspore mother cell undergoes meiosis and forms a row of four haploid megaspores. Only the chalazal megaspore remains functional while the other three degenerate.