The mature sporophyte produces spores by meiosis, sometimes referred to as " reduction division " because the chromosome pairs are separated once again to form single sets.
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The sporophyte produces spores ( hence the name ) by meiosis, a process also known as " reduction division " that reduces the number of chromosomes in each spore mother cell by half.
परिभाषा
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) पर्याय: meiosis, miosis,