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    The gametophyte of Marchantia is a thallus, which is a leaf-like structure that grows on wet soil or water. It has thin-walled cells on the lower side for nutrient storage and rhizoids for water and mineral absorption. The upper side contains chloroplast cells for photosynthesis. It can reproduce sexually by producing male and female gametes or asexually through fragmentation or gemmae, which are buds that form new thalluses when detached.

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    The gametophyte of Marchantia is a thallus, which is a leaf-like structure that grows on wet soil or water. It has thin-walled cells on the lower side for nutrient storage and rhizoids for water and mineral absorption. The upper side contains chloroplast cells for photosynthesis. It can reproduce sexually by producing male and female gametes or asexually through fragmentation or gemmae, which are buds that form new thalluses when detached.

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    The gametophyte of Marchantia is a thallus, which is a leaf-like structure that grows on wet soil or water. It has thin-walled cells on the lower side for nutrient storage and rhizoids for water and mineral absorption. The upper side contains chloroplast cells for photosynthesis. It can reproduce sexually by producing male and female gametes or asexually through fragmentation or gemmae, which are buds that form new thalluses when detached.

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    Gametophyte of Marchantia SP

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    The gametophyte of Marchantia is a thallus, which is a leaf-like structure that grows on wet soil or water. It has thin-walled cells on the lower side for nutrient storage and rhizoids for water and mineral absorption. The upper side contains chloroplast cells for photosynthesis. It can reproduce sexually by producing male and female gametes or asexually through fragmentation or gemmae, which are buds that form new thalluses when detached.

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    Gametophyte of Marchantia sp.

    All gametophytes are haploid (n). The state of gametophyte is called the sexual generation of the plant.
    They can produce gametes for fertilization. The sexual generation terminates as the zygote is formed.
    Then, the zygote is diploid (2n) and develops into the asexual generation.
    The gametophyte of a Marchantia is a thallus. A thallus is a leaf-like structure on wet-soil surface or
    floating on water surface. The lower side is composed of thin-walled cells for the storage of nutrient.
    Multicellular rhizoids may extend out for the absorption of water and minerals. The upper side is
    composed of columns of chloroplast-bearing cells for photosynthesis.

    Male Gametophyte of Marchantia sp.

    Female Gametophyte of Marchantia sp.

    The number of thalluses can be increased by fragmentation. Gemmae cups can be produced on the upper
    side. Inside the gemmae cup are a number of buds called gemmae. When the gemmae are detached and
    reach satisfactory conditions, they would germinate to produce new thalluses. This is the way of asexual
    reproduction.

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