- published: 01 Oct 2012
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A sporophyte (/spɔːroʊˌfaɪt/) is the diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of a plant or alga. It develops from the zygote produced when a haploid egg cell is fertilized by a haploid sperm and each sporophyte cell therefore has a double set of chromosomes, one set from each parent. All land plants, and most multicellular algae, have life cycles in which a multicellular diploid sporophyte phase alternates with a multicellular haploid gametophyte phase. In the seed plants, the Gymnosperms and flowering plants (Angiosperms), the sporophyte phase is more prominent than the gametophyte, and is the familiar green plant with its roots, stem, leaves and cones or flowers. In flowering plants the gametophytes are very reduced in size, and are represented by the pollen and the embryo sac.
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. The resulting meiospores develop into a gametophyte. Both the spores and the resulting gametophyte are haploid, meaning they only have one set of chromosomes. The mature gametophyte produces male or female gametes (or both) by mitosis. The fusion of male and female gametes produces a diploid zygote which develops into a new sporophyte. This cycle is known as alternation of generations or alternation of phases.
It was just another fantasy
made in virtual reality
By the sensors you enjoyed the game
See the tragedy the whole thing became
The machine took your mind away
from its mortal frame
'cause to live in a human way
has become its aim
Face the void
Prepare for the fight
Victimized
by cruel megabytes
Feel the cybervoid
Against the machine cycle time you race
Data curse your soul
You're lost in cyberspace
with no control
Face the void
Prepare for the fight
Victimized
by cruel megabytes
Direct access to madness
throught permutation
Cybervoid
The machine will curse your mind
You're left separated from mankind
Cybervoid
The machine has made you blind
You're dream of a lifetime left behind
You have lived in a fantasy
but the dream's destroyed
Your spirit is doomed to roam
in the cybervoid
Face the void
Prepare for the fight