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Question
Explain briefly the following term with a suitable example:
Diplontic
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Solution
- This type of life cycle is characterised by the dominance of the diploid sporophyte, which is photosynthetic in this phase.
- A greatly reduced number of gametophytes, or gametes alone, generated by meiosis, represent the gametophytic phase.
- For instance, all plants that produce seeds (gymnosperms and angiosperms).
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