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The body of the ovule is fused within the funicle atNEET 2020 (Phase 1)
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The structure of the ovule can be studied under the following headings:
a) Funicle:The stalk of the ovule by which it remains attached to the placenta.
b) Hilum: It is the junction between ovule and funicle or the point of attachment of funiculus to the body of ovule.
c) Integument:The one or more protective envelops surrounding the body of the ovule.
d) Micropyle:The pore or passage present at the tip of the ovule where the integument is absent.
e) Chalaza:Opposite to micropylar end representing the basal part of the ovule.
f) Nucellus:The parenchymatous mass of tissue enclosed within the integuments and forms the body of the ovule.
g) Embryo sac:It is also called the female gametophyte and is located in the nucellus. An ovule generally has a single embryo sac formed from a megaspore.
