Difference between alternation of generation and metagenesis
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Alternation of generations, also called Metagenesis in biology is the alternation of a sexual phase and an asexual phase in thelife cycle of an organism. ... The sexual phase, called the gametophyte, produces gametes, or sex cells; the asexual phase, or sporophyte, produces spores asexually
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Difference between alternation of generation and metagenesis:
Alternation of generation:
- Alternation of generation defines the two variety of organism, a "haploid gametophyte generation" and a "diploid sporophyte generation", those are alternate in their life cycle.
- The haploid generation is known to as the gametophyte due to the undergone of sexual reproduction for the production of gametes.
- The gametes will fuse to form a "diploid zygote" that grows to the future or next generation, that is the "diploid sporophyte generation".
- That sporophyte undergoes to asexual reproduction for the production of spores.
Metagenesis:
- Metagenesis which is referred to as the "phenomenon of alternation of generation" that is shown by the cnidarians that exhibit both the forms- 'polyps and medusae'.
- The Polyps will produce the "medusae" asexually and then the medusae will form the "polyps" sexually.
For example: Obelia.
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