▲ 351 ▼ Generation Wars (mander.xyz) submitted 10 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 10 months ago* (3 children) Polen has a complete genome? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago* (2 children) Yep! Pollen are haploid, but technically they're actually monoploid (or equivalent, depending on polyploidy) given they're a fully functioning organism. This is surprisingly common. All the pollen, male bees and ants (and actually a bunch of males in the order Hymenoptera grow from unfertilized eggs), and algae, for example. Certain fungi go through most of their lifecycles haploid and have a brief diploid phase, which undergoes meiosis to get right back to haploid, albeit for gametes this time. Tons of stuff! Nature is fucking wild. Edit: haha, I just saw my Dad pun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Wait so then what happens when it combines with the sternum(?)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago* Do you mean the pistil? The stamen is the part of a flower that creates pollen. Assuming yes, it grows a tube down the pistil into the ovary, then sends sperm to fertilize the flower's ovules. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago* (2 children) Yep! Pollen are haploid, but technically they're actually monoploid (or equivalent, depending on polyploidy) given they're a fully functioning organism. This is surprisingly common. All the pollen, male bees and ants (and actually a bunch of males in the order Hymenoptera grow from unfertilized eggs), and algae, for example. Certain fungi go through most of their lifecycles haploid and have a brief diploid phase, which undergoes meiosis to get right back to haploid, albeit for gametes this time. Tons of stuff! Nature is fucking wild. Edit: haha, I just saw my Dad pun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Wait so then what happens when it combines with the sternum(?)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago* Do you mean the pistil? The stamen is the part of a flower that creates pollen. Assuming yes, it grows a tube down the pistil into the ovary, then sends sperm to fertilize the flower's ovules. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Wait so then what happens when it combines with the sternum(?)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago* Do you mean the pistil? The stamen is the part of a flower that creates pollen. Assuming yes, it grows a tube down the pistil into the ovary, then sends sperm to fertilize the flower's ovules. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago* Do you mean the pistil? The stamen is the part of a flower that creates pollen. Assuming yes, it grows a tube down the pistil into the ovary, then sends sperm to fertilize the flower's ovules. permalink fedilink source parent