Plants lack a germline, express many genes in the haploid phase of the life cycle and have a flexible ... evidence of selection that occurs on the gametophyte for sporophytic traits.

Major life cycle transitions ... BELL1 is sufficient to induce sporophyte stem cells from the gametophyte phase, without having to go through fertilization. Land plants go through diploid ...

pathways and shady areas where other plants won’t thrive. After the successful development of a new totally independent ...