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GAMETOPHYTE GENERATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sporophyte
1, record 1, English, sporophyte
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A diploid multicellular form of plants that produces spores. 2, record 1, English, - sporophyte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A sporophyte develops from an embryo resulting from the union of two gametes. Each of its cells has two sets of chromosomes, as opposed to the haploid gametophyte generation. 3, record 1, English, - sporophyte
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sporophyte
1, record 1, French, sporophyte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organisme végétal, de la génération diploïde, qui produit des spores. 2, record 1, French, - sporophyte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Souvent confondues avec les mousses, les sphaignes s'en distinguent pourtant très nettement, à la fois par le gamétophyte et par le sporophyte. 3, record 1, French, - sporophyte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Biología vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esporofito
1, record 1, Spanish, esporofito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- esporofita 2, record 1, Spanish, esporofita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-08-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- biphasic
1, record 2, English, biphasic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having both a sporophyte and a gametophyte generation in the life cycle. 2, record 2, English, - biphasic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie animale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- biphasique
1, record 2, French, biphasique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le testicule de Troglodyte croît faiblement de janvier à la mi-mars puis subit une forte croissance à la fin mars. Une telle évolution biphasique a été signalée chez d'autres oiseaux [...] . 1, record 2, French, - biphasique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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