synergid death
Synergid cells undergo degeneration and death in response to penetration by the pollen tube. It is an active process that involves a dramatic decrease in cell volume, collapse of the vacuoles, and complete disintegration of the plasma membrane and most organelles.
GO:0003006
developmental process involved in reproduction
is_a
GO:0010623
programmed cell death involved in cell development
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GO:0009856
pollination
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synergid cell death
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synergid degeneration
exact