In bryophytes the gametophyte generation lives longer than the sporophyte generation. Thus the life cycle here is said to be_____

Haplontic

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Haplo-diplontic

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Diplontic

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Triplontic

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Haplontic

If the gametophyte generation lives longer than the sporophyte generation, that is, it is dominant then the life cycle is said to be haplontic.

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