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Gametophyte
Description
The term gametophyte refers to the sexual phase of plant life cycles which produces and contains the gametes. It is a haploid and multicellular stage that alternates with the diploid sporophyte generation in plants exhibiting alternation of generations.
Sample Sentences
- The gametophyte produces gametes that fuse to form the zygote.
- In bryophytes, the gametophyte is the dominant phase of the life cycle.
- Fern gametophytes are often small and inconspicuous.
- The male gametophyte of flowering plants is the pollen grain.
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