Female gamete

• Fertilization takes place inside the ovary, where the female gamete is located.
• One or many ovules are found attached to the inner wall of the ovary by means of funicles.
• The body of the ovule is termed as the nucellus and one or two layers of integuments cover it.
• A pore, left uncovered, at the tip of the ovule, is the micropyle.
• Embedded in the nucellus is a large oval-shaped embryo sac, containing eight nuclei.
• Three of these nuclei are situated at the micropylar end.
• The biggest of these nuclei is called the egg cell or the female gamete.
• The other two nuclei are the synergids.
• At the opposite end of the embryo sac are three nuclei, known as the antipodal cells.
• At the centre of the embryo sac are two polar nuclei.