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Table 1 Morphological comparison of chloronema and caulonema at day 14.

From: Genome-wide transcriptome analysis of gametophyte development in Physcomitrella patens

Trait

Chloronema

Caulonema

Cell no. per plantlet

14.9 ± 3.4

7.7 ± 2.4

Chloroplast no. per cell

49 ± 7

27 ± 6

Cell length (μm)

80 ± 7.0

110 ± 7

  1. Data are mean ± SD. Number of chloronema or caulonema cells per plantlet was scored in approximately 35 plantlets. Number of chloroplasts per cell and cell length were counted in at least 50 chloronema or caulonema cells.