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What is a gametophyte?

April 26, 2017gametophyte

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What is a gametophyte?

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A gametophyte is an organism that contains only half of the total amount of chromosomes for that organism. These haploid gametophytes (one of each chromosome) alternate with the diploid form of the organism (contains two of each chromosome) in what is known as “alternation of generations.