Title: Difference Between Gametophyte and Sporophyte – Difference Wiki
Headings: Difference Between Gametophyte and Sporophyte
Difference Between Gametophyte and Sporophyte
Main Difference
Gametophyte v s. Sporophyte
Comparison Chart
What is Gametophyte?
What is Sporophyte?
Key Differences
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Conclusion
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Content: The gametophyte is a haploid phase in which haploid male and female gametes are produced whereas; sporophyte is a diploid phase in which diploid spores are produced. So, the gametophyte is known as the sexual phase during sporophyte as the asexual phase of the plant’s life. In gametophyte, gametes are produced by meiosis. These haploid male and female gametes fuse with each other to form a diploid zygote that develops into a sporophyte. Sporophyte than produces spores through mitosis that develop into gametophytes. So, in this way, these two generations alternate with each other. It shows that a plant generates two different types of plants with the same genetic material. Algae and bryophytes show a dominant gametophytic stage; on the other hand, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms show a dominant sporophyte generation.