Gametophyte is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for GAMETOPHYTE in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the haploid stage in the life cycle of an organism undergoing alternations of generations
• (in the life cycle of plants with alternating generations) the gamete-producing and usually haploid phase, producing the zygote from which the sporophyte arises. It is the dominant form in bryophytes.
• the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• the haploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant or alga with alternation of generations that begins with a haploid spore, produces gametes by mitotic division, and ends with fertilization producing a diploid zygote and that constitutes the visibly dominant form in mosses and algae, exists as an independent plant body in ferns and their relatives, and is reduced to a microscopic or rudimentary state in seed plants — compare sporophyte

Words related to GAMETOPHYTE

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Words that contain GAMETOPHYTE

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How to use GAMETOPHYTE in a sentence

• The organization of the gametophyte stands in the closest relation to the factors of light and moisture in the environment.
• When artificially divided small fragments of the gametophyte are found to be capable of growing into new individuals.

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