Definition of Sporophyte. Meaning of Sporophyte. Synonyms of Sporophyte

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Definition of Sporophyte

Sporophyte
Sporophyte Spo"ro*phyte, n. [Spore + Gr. ? plant.] (Bot.) In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; -- opposed to gametophyte. It is not clearly differentiated in the life cycle of the lower plants. -- Spo`ro*phyt"ic, a.

Meaning of Sporophyte from wikipedia

- A sporophyte (/ˈspɔːr.əˌfaɪt/) is the diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of a plant or alga which produces a****ual spores. This stage alternates...
- gametophyte – alternates with a diploid a****ual phase – the sporophyte. A mature sporophyte produces haploid spores by meiosis, a process which reduces...
- water and nutrients, and in having life cycles in which the branched sporophyte is the dominant phase. Ferns have complex leaves called megaphylls that...
- produced by the sporophyte's stamens, and the female gametophytes develop within ovules produced by the sporophyte's carpels. The sporophyte generation of...
- cycles are dominated by a multicellular haploid gametophyte stage Their sporophytes are diploid and unbranched They do not have a true vascular tissue containing...
- multicellular organism, the second stage in the life cycle known as the sporophyte. The sporophyte can produce haploid spores by meiosis that on germination produce...
- unicellular and are produced by meiosis in the sporangium of a diploid sporophyte. In some rare cases, diploid spore is also produced in some algae, or...
- diploid phase or generation. In plants, the diploid phase, known as the sporophyte, produces spores by meiosis. These spores then germinate and divide by...
- derives from their innovative characteristic of nurturing the young embryo sporophyte during the early stages of its multicellular development within the tissues...
- have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, with the sporophyte dependent on the gametophyte. The sporophyte of many liverworts are non-photosynthetic, but...