Definition of gametophyte in English:
gametophyte
noun ɡəˈmiːtə(ʊ)fʌɪtɡəˈmidəˌfaɪt
Botany (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.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many algae are characterized by an alternation of haploid gametophyte and diploid sporophyte generations.
- Bryophytes are characterized by their dominant gametophytic plant body and their sporophytes epiphytic to gametophytes.
- The alternation between haploid gametophyte and diploid sporophyte phases, known as alternation of generations, occurs in all multi-cellular plants.
- Unlike vascular plants, the haploid gametophyte generation is dominant in mosses.
- The plant life cycle alternates between a diploid sporophyte and a haploid gametophyte generation.
Definition of gametophyte in US English:
gametophyte
nounɡəˈmēdəˌfītɡəˈmidəˌfaɪt
Botany (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.
Example sentencesExamples
- Unlike vascular plants, the haploid gametophyte generation is dominant in mosses.
- Many algae are characterized by an alternation of haploid gametophyte and diploid sporophyte generations.
- The plant life cycle alternates between a diploid sporophyte and a haploid gametophyte generation.
- The alternation between haploid gametophyte and diploid sporophyte phases, known as alternation of generations, occurs in all multi-cellular plants.
- Bryophytes are characterized by their dominant gametophytic plant body and their sporophytes epiphytic to gametophytes.