gametophyte en · NOUN
Etymology
From gameto- + -phyte (“plant”).
Meanings
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A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
In liverworts like Marchantia, which lives in most soggy places worldwide, the gametophyte is the dominant phase – the thing you would think of as the plant.
2018 May 25, Susannah Lydon, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gametophytes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
macrogametophyte · megagametophyte · microgametophyte
Relateds
gametangium · gamete · gametophytic · gametogenesis · sporophyte
Translations (12)
hu ivaros szakasz (plant which produces gametes) · pt gametófito (plant which produces gametes) · de Gametophyt (plant which produces gametes) · es gametofito (plant which produces gametes) · hu ivaros nemzedék (plant which produces gametes) · nl gametofyt (plant which produces gametes) · fr gamétophyte (plant which produces gametes) · es gametófito (plant which produces gametes) · eu gametofito (plant which produces gametes) · fi gametofyytti (plant which produces gametes) · hu gametofiton (plant which produces gametes) · it gametofito (plant which produces gametes)