pollen tube reception
An interaction between the pollen tube, part of the male gametophyte, and the female gametophyte (typically the synergid cells), that results in the arrest of pollen tube growth, rupture of the pollen tube and the release of the sperm cells.
GO:0051703
biological process involved in intraspecies interaction between organisms
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GO:0009856
pollination
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