| Notes: Sexual Lifecycles |
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Multicellularity in plants occurs in both haploid and diploid cell congregations. There is an alternation of generations. |
| (Right) In a diploid organism (2n), meiosis produces gametes (n) that later fuse (fertilization) to form a diploid zygote that differentiates into a diploid organism by means of meiosis. | ![]() |
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In fungi and algae the predominant stage is haploid, recombining only to provide more genetic diversity in the species. |
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