gametophore

• Специализированная структура или видоизменённая ветвь у некоторых растений, например у слоевищных печёночников, которая несёт гаметангии (репродуктивные органы).

A specialized structure or modified branch in certain plants, such as thalloid liverworts, that bears the gametangia (reproductive organs).

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   A modified branch or stalk that bears the gametangia (reproductive organs) in certain lower plants, especially thalloid liverworts and mosses.

   Специализированная репродуктивная ветвь

   • In thalloid liverworts, the gametophore elevates the reproductive organs above the main thallus.
   • Each gametophore can develop both male and female gametangia.
   • Researchers studied the growth of gametophores under controlled humidity conditions.
   • The gametophore is a key structure for understanding bryophyte reproduction.