Look up: gametophyte

1. Gametophyte
   the phase of a life cycle which has half the normal number of chromosomes.
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2. gametophyte
   The haploid stage in the life cycle of an organism undergoing alternations of generations. The gametophyte is multicellular and mitotically produces gametes. In plants, the gametophyte nourishes the zygote and young sporophyte.
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3. Gametophyte
   Haploid stage in the life cycle of a plant
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4. Gametophyte
   A phase in the life history of a plant that arises from a haploid spore resulting from meiosis in a diploid sporophyte; plants have haploid nuclei during the gametophyte phase.
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5. gametophyte
   [n] - the gamete-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
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6. gametophyte
   Haploid stage of life cycle of plants; the major vegetative stage for simple plants like liverworts.
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7. Gametophyte
   Ga·me'to·phyte noun [ Gamete + Greek fyto`n plant.] (Botany) In the alternation of generations in plants, that generation or phase which bears sex organs. In the lower plants, as the algæ, the gametophyte is the conspicuous par...
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8. gametophyte
   <plant biology> A plant, or phase of a plant's life cycle, that bears gametes. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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9. Gametophyte
   • (n.) In the alternation of generations in plants, that generation or phase which bears sex organs. In the lower plants, as the algae, the gametophyte is the conspicuous part of the plant body; in mosses it is the so-called moss plant; in ferns it is reduced to a small, early perishing body; a...
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10. gametophyte
    in certain plants, sexual phase (or an individual representing the phase) in the alternation of generations—a phenomenon in which two distinct ... [20 related articles]
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11. gametophyte
    gametophyte (gumē'tufīt") , phase of plant life cycles in which the gametes, i.e., egg and sperm, are produced. The gametophyte is haploid, that is, each cell contains a single complete set of chromosomes, and arises from the germination of a haploid spore. In many lower plants, ...
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12. gametophyte
    The haploid generation in the life cycle of a plant that produces gametes; see alternation of generations
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13. gametophyte
    (Gk: gamos marriage; phyton plant) the gamete-bearing phase in the life cycle of some algae.
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14. gametophyte
    The haploid stage of a plant exhibiting alternation of generations, generates gametes by the process of mitosis.
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15. Gametophyte
    . A `gametophyte` is the haploid, multicellular phase of plants and algae that undergo alternation of generations, with each of its cells containing only a single set of chromosomes. The gametophyte produces male or female gametes (or both), by a process of cell division called mitosis. The fusion o...
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