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Is a seed a sporophyte or gametophyte?


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Seed:

  1. A gametophyte is a gamete-producing structure and is a haploid (n).
  2. The sporophyte is the zygote formed as a result of the fusion of male and female gametes and is diploid (2n).
  3. A seed contains the diploid embryo.
  4. It germinates to become a sporophyte.

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