The sporophyte is the multicellular diploid phase in plants exhibiting alternation of generations, which produces haploid spores via meiosis.
The sporophyte is the diploid stage in plants with alternation of generations, producing haploid spores through meiosis.
| Front | sporophyte |
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| Back | In organisms (plants and some algae) that have alternation of generations, the multicellular diploid form that results from the union of gametes. [This] produces haploid spores by meiosis that develop into gametophytes. |
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