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The dominant stage of gametophyte of mosses consists of(a) Protonema which develops from the lateral bud(b) A leafy stage developing from a spore(c) Both (a) and (b)(d) A leafy stage developing from the secondary protonema
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The first stage is the protonema stage that develops directly from the spores. This is a creeping green, branched filamentous stage. Show more…
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