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Pollen grain

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The male gametophyte in flowering plants, containing sperm cells and capable of being transferred to the female flower structure to enable fertilization.

AP course connection

Topic 5.1: 5.1 Meiosis

Unit 5

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