<span>A mature sporophyte produces spores by meiosis, a process which reduces the number of chromosomes to half, from 2n to n. Because meiosis is a key step in the alternation of generations, it is likely that meiosis has a fundamental adaptive function. The nature of this function is still unresolved (see Meiosis), but the two main ideas are that meiosis is adaptive because it facilitates repair of DNA damages and/or that it generates genetic variation.
The haploid spores germinate and grow into a haploid gametophyte. At maturity, the gametophyte produces gametes by mitosis, which does not alter the number of chromosomes. Two gametes (originating from different organisms of the same species or from the same organism) fuse to produce a zygote, which develops into a diploid sporophyte.</span>
The ability to culture stem cells<span> has </span>important <span>implications, as they contain all of the genetic material needed for the formation of every </span>cell<span> type within the body. :)</span>
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Pollination, the transfer of pollen from flower-to-flower in angiosperms or cone -to-cone in gymnosperms, takes place through self-pollination or cross-pollination. ... The placement of male and female flowers on separate plants or different parts of the plant are also barriers to self-pollination.
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Bog
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A type of standing-water habitat in which the soil is acidic and decay is slow is called a <u>bog</u>.
