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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > plants (botany) > gametophytes
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > plants (botany) > gametophytes
Plant Production, Gardening > plants (botany) > gametophytes
Fields of Study > physiology > growth and development > developmental stages > gametophytes
Preferred Term:

gametophytes

Definition:
A phase where sexual organs are produced and bear gametes in the life cycle of organisms having alternation of generations (i.e., having two or more forms in the life cycle). Compare sporophytes.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plants (botany), developmental stages
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/32890
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