gametophyte

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Related terms 1.4 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From gamete + -phyte

[edit] Noun

gametophyte (plural gametophytes)

1. (botany) The plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.

[edit] Translations

• Hungarian: gametofiton hu(hu)

[edit] Related terms

• gametangium
• gamete
• gametogenesis
• gametophytic

[edit] See also

• sporophyte