Sporophyte

As the diploid sporophyte generation is called ( with double set of chromosomes ) in organisms with generation change in botany. Sporophytes produce haploid spores ( with easy set of chromosomes ), which shows the gametophyte generation.

In most plants the sporophyte and gametophyte are clearly distinguishable ( heteromorphic alternation of generations ). In vascular plants the sporophyte is much bigger and more complicated construction (tree, shrub, herbaceous plant ) than the gametophyte ( ♂ multicellular pollen grain; ♀ multicellular ovule or embryo sac of fertile with eight cores ) and feeds it into the rule.

The Moose have a heteromorphic alternation of generations and heterophase. However, here is the green moss plant of the gametophyte, while the sporophyte is usually only from the capsule ( the Sporogon ) and its stalk ( the seta ) exists. This is nourished by the gametophyte.

In many algal sporophytes and gametophytes look the same from ( isomorphic alternation of generations ).

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• Botany