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These cells are present in the female gametophyte and are essential for reproduction in angiosperms. during the process of fertilization, the pollen tube enters into the synergids, ceases growth, ruptures, and finally releases its two sperm cells into this cell.
Synergids also have special cellular thickening at its micropylar tips giving rise to the filiform apparatus.
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