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gametophyte

/ɡəˈmiːdəˌfaɪt/ /ɡæˈmiːdəˌfaɪt/

Meanings
noun

配子体，原叶体

A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.

Examples :

"The fern's gametophyte is a small, heart-shaped structure that produces sperm and eggs, which then combine to grow into the more familiar fern plant. "
这种蕨类的配子体是一个小的、心形的结构，它通过有丝分裂产生精子和卵子，精子和卵子结合后会发育成我们更熟悉的蕨类植物。
plant biology organism

Related Words

Illustration cycle

cycle noun

/ˈsaɪkəl/

周期，循环

"the cycle of the seasons, or of the year"

季节的周期，或者一年的循环

Illustration haploid

haploid noun

/ˈhæplɔɪd/

单倍体

"The sperm cell is a haploid. "

精子细胞是单倍体细胞。

Illustration combine

combine noun

/kəmˈbaɪn/

联合收割机，收割机。

"The farmer used the combine to harvest the wheat quickly. "

农民用联合收割机很快地收割了小麦。

Illustration structure

structure noun

/ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

结构，构造。

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

鸟儿们用树枝和各种废弃物搭建了一个令人惊叹的构造。

Illustration gametes

gametes noun

/ˈɡæmiːts/ /ɡəˈmiːts/

配子, 性细胞

"During sexual reproduction, the gametes, a sperm cell from the father and an egg cell from the mother, fuse together. "

在有性生殖过程中，配子，也就是来自父亲的精子细胞和来自母亲的卵细胞，会融合在一起。

Illustration mitosis

mitosis noun

/maɪˈtoʊsɪs/

有丝分裂

"The cell in the biology lab sample underwent mitosis, creating two identical daughter cells. "

生物实验样本中的细胞进行了有丝分裂，产生了两个完全相同的子细胞。

Illustration familiar

familiar noun

/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/ /fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ/

使魔, 守护精灵

"The witch’s familiar was a black cat."

女巫的使魔是一只黑猫。

Illustration produces

produces verb

/pɹəˈdjuːsɪz/ /pɹəˈdusɪz/

生产，制造，产生

"Our apple tree produces a lot of fruit every summer. "

我们的苹果树每年夏天都结很多果实。

Illustration produce

produce verb

/pɹəˈdjuːs/ /pɹəˈdus/ /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/ /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/

生产，制造，产生

"The farmer's fields produced a bountiful harvest of tomatoes this year. "

今年农民的田地里生产了大量的西红柿。

Illustration zygote

zygote noun

/ˈzaɪɡəʊt/ /ˈzaɪɡoʊt/

受精卵，合子

"After fertilization, the resulting zygote begins to divide and grow. "

受精后，形成的受精卵（合子）开始分裂和生长。

Illustration shaped

shaped verb

/ʃeɪpt/

塑造， 形成

"The potter shaped the clay into a beautiful vase. "

陶艺家用黏土塑造出一个漂亮的花瓶。

Illustration plant

plant noun

/plænt/ /plɑːnt/

植物，草木。

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

花园里有几棵树， 边缘还簇拥着一些色彩鲜艳的草本植物。