TheMooseZeus Posted March 6, 2019 Hey all! Learning about this in Botany at uni... I had never heard of it and it is incredibly interesting once you get your head around it! https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternation_of_generations Was happy to find some Haploid Gametophytes growing on the side of this plant. Enjoy! Comment your thoughts! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strontium Dawg Posted March 6, 2019 2 hours ago, TheMooseZeus said: Hey all! Learning about this in Botany at uni... I had never heard of it and it is incredibly interesting once you get your head around it! https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternation_of_generations Was happy to find some Haploid Gametophytes growing on the side of this plant. Enjoy! Comment your thoughts! Where are you studying botany? I did a few semesters at UNSW as part of my course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freakosystem Posted March 6, 2019 Crazy, huh? Look up what happens in thallose liverworts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMooseZeus Posted March 7, 2019 17 hours ago, Glaukus said: Where are you studying botany? I did a few semesters at UNSW as part of my course. Charles Sturt, I'm looking at carrying the units onto a degree semester 2 or in 2020 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andros88 Posted March 7, 2019 Very cool - thanks for sharing! I also have some gametophytes growing in my cacti "takeaway tek". I had no idea cacti follow "Alternation of generations" in this way (unless the seeds I bought were contaminated somehow). Also a youtube video with a good explanation of this phenomenon on ferns: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites