How does the appearance and nutritional status of the gametophyte differ between bryophytes and ferns and the rest of the vascular plants?
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It is haploid, meaning it has a single set of chromosomes. In bryophytes, such as mosses and liverworts, the gametophyte is the dominant phase. The gametophyte is green, photosynthetic, and visible to the naked eye. It is the leafy part of the plant that we Show more…
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