If the haploid prothallium of a fern fertilizes itself into a diploid sporophyte, does this make all ferns clones?
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In ferns (and seed plants) the dominant, largest stage of life is the diploid sporophyte. Within the sporophyte, meiosis occurs producing haploid spores. These spores are dispersed and grow into the small haploid gametophyte, AKA the prothallium. The gametophyte produces haploid gametes - both egg and sperm coming from the same individual, usually. The sperm fertilizes the egg forming a diploid zygote, which grows into an adult sporophyte.
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In ferns (and seed plants) the dominant, largest stage of life is the diploid sporophyte. Within the sporophyte, meiosis occurs producing haploid spores. These spores are dispersed and grow into the small haploid gametophyte, AKA the prothallium. The gametophyte produces haploid gametes - both egg and sperm coming from the same individual, usually. The sperm fertilizes the egg forming a diploid zygote, which grows into an adult sporophyte.
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