GAMETOPHYTE

Gametophyte

A gametophyte is a haploid multicellular adult stage in the alternation of generations during the life cycle of land plants and algae. It produces haploid gametes. It is produced from mitotic cell division of spores, which are produced by meiosis in sporophytes.

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gametophyte

Noun

  1. A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.


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