pollen grain
noun
: one of the granular microspores that occur in pollen and give rise to the male gametophyte of a seed plant
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The greedy system eliminates the competing pollen grains that lack this gene drive.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
In computer simulations, their average charge was strong enough to lift 100 pollen grains at least six millimeters in less than a second.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Finally, using innovative molecular techniques, the team sequenced the DNA of pollen grains attached to the insects, and were able to identify the flowers from which the creatures had taken nectar.
—Marta Musso, WIRED, 5 July 2024
Providing yet another line of evidence, the team sequenced the DNA of pollen grains stuck to the butterflies’ bodies.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
In computer simulations, their average charge was strong enough to lift 100 pollen grains at least six millimeters in less than a second.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Finally, using innovative molecular techniques, the team sequenced the DNA of pollen grains attached to the insects, and were able to identify the flowers from which the creatures had taken nectar.
—Marta Musso, WIRED, 5 July 2024
Providing yet another line of evidence, the team sequenced the DNA of pollen grains stuck to the butterflies’ bodies.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
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“Pollen grain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollen%20grain. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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