Maximum DNA synthesis during the midproliferative phase of the cycle (i.e. cycle days 8â10) correlates with the maximum number of mitoses in both the stromal and epithelial endometrial cellular elements, as well as with the midproliferative peak of plasma estradiol and nuclear estradiol receptors.
Some defining characteristics of angiosperms include flowers, carpels, and the presence of endosperm, a nutritive substance found in seeds, produced via a second fertilization event. However, some current studies suggest that endosperm is not unique to angiosperms.
In gymnosperms (conifers) and angiosperms (flowering plants), the meeting of the gametes occurs in the following way: male gametes are enclosed in pollen grains and are carried by wind or insects to the female reproductive organs. The final product of fertilization--the embryo--is encased in a seed.n order for fertilization to occur, angiosperms either self-pollinate, in which a particular plant fertilizes itself, or cross-pollinate, in which one plant is fertilized by another of the same species.