giao tử thể

Definition

1. Noun (Biology):
   • Gametophyte: The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes (sex cells). It is a multicellular, haploid stage that develops from a spore.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ở rêu, cây xanh mà chúng ta nhìn thấy chính là thể giao tử. (In mosses, the green plant we see is the gametophyte.)
  • Giao tử thể tạo ra tinh trùng và trứng. (The gametophyte produces sperm and eggs.)

Advanced Usage

• In botany, the term is used to discuss alternation of generations, contrasting the gametophyte stage with the sporophyte stage.
  • Vòng đời của dương xỉ cho thấy một giao tử thể độc lập. (The life cycle of a fern shows an independent gametophyte.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bào tử thể (n): Sporophyte - the asexual, diploid stage that produces spores.
• Giao tử (n): Gamete - a mature haploid sex cell (e.g., sperm, egg).

Synonyms

• Gametophyte: The haploid, gamete-producing generation in the life cycle of a plant.

Related Scientific Terms

• Alternation of generations: The life cycle pattern in plants and some algae involving alternating gametophyte and sporophyte phases.
• Haploid: Having a single set of chromosomes, characteristic of the gametophyte stage.