Combined Science GCSE
Pollen grains
What Pollen grains means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Pollen grains
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The male gametes, produced in the anther of the stamen, each containing a male nucleus and carried by wind or insects to the stigma.
Topics that use Pollen grains
- Sexual and asexual reproduction (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell specialisation and adaptation
- Fertilisation
- Gametes
- Genetic variation
- Meiosis
- Meiosis and gamete formation
- Mitosis
- Zygote
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