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1. Sporophyte is diploid.
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1. Gametophyte is haploid.
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2. The sporophyte reproduces by spores.
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2. The gametophyte reproduces sexually.
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3. Sporophytes produce male and female spores.
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3. Gametophyte produces male and female gametes.
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4. In bryophytes sporophyte is a complex structure which depends on the gametophyte.
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4. The plant body is the dominant gametophyte which is independent.
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5. In pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms the sporophyte is dominant.
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5. But the gametophyte is very reduced in the pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms.
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6. The spores produced by the sporophyte later develop into gametophyte.
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6. The gametes produced by the gametophyte fuses to form the zygote which later develops into the sporophyte.
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7. The sporophytic phase is the asexual phase in the life cycle.
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7. The gametophytic phase is the sexual phase in the life cycle.
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