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Explain briefly the following term with a suitable example:
protonema
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Solution
It is the first green, filamentous structure that emerges from a moss or fern spore and is typically branching. Mosses produce buds on their protonema, which mature into gametophyte plants. The protonema in the fern develops into the prothallus.
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