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sporophyte
[ spawr-uh-fahyt, spohr- ]
noun
- the form of a plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores.
sporophyte
/ ˈspɒ-; ˌspɔːrəˈfɪtɪk; ˈspɔːrəʊˌfaɪt; ˌspɒ- /
noun
- the diploid form of plants that have alternation of generations. It develops from a zygote and produces asexual spores Compare gametophyte
sporophyte
/ ô′ə-ī′ /
- Among organisms which display an alternation of generations (such as plants, fungi, and certain algae), the individual diploid organism that produces spores. A sporophyte develops from an embryo resulting from the union of two gametes. Each of its cells has two sets of chromosomes, as opposed to the haploid gametophyte generation.
- See more at alternation of generations
Derived Forms
- sporophytic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··· [spawr-, uh, -, fit, -ik, spohr-], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sporophyte1
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Example Sentences
After taking the monthly class, I couldn’t walk anywhere without seeing mosses and noticing the differences in size, habit, colors and sporophytes between species.
After taking the class — the Davises hold it on the last Saturday of every month — I couldn’t walk anywhere without seeing mosses and noticing the differences in size, habit, colors and sporophytes between species.
As well as being the oldest known sporophyte, it may have also been fully independent of its gametophyte.
The ferns’ reproductive cycle, distinguished from other plants by having gametophytes, works like this: A mature fern, called a sporophyte, develops clusters of spores on the undersides of its leaves.
The sporophyte — the diploid organism — is birthed in a special flask-shaped female structure after an inept moss sperm blunders inside.
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