Alternation of generations is a life cycle characterized by a multicellular diploid sporophyte phase and a multicellular haploid gametophyte phase, typical of plants.
Alternation of generations describes a life cycle with both a multicellular diploid (sporophyte) and a multicellular haploid (gametophyte) stage, common in plants.
| Front | alternation of generations |
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| Back | A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form, the sporophyte, and a multicellular haploid form, the gametophyte; characteristic of plants and some algae. |
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