Traits:Diplontic

From Coastal Wiki
Revision as of 15:46, 2 June 2015 by Harveytw (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search

Warning: This page is no longer updated. More recent information can be found at https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=attrdefinitions


Diplontic

Diplontic: The dominant multicellular stage is diploid, meiosis gives rise to haploid gametes that fuse to form a diploid zygote (e.g. Fucus, most animals)




References: 
  • Lincoln, R., Boxshall, G. & Clark, P., 1998. A dictionary of ecology, evolution and systematics (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University of Press.



Definition requires specialist input - and a definitive reference





... more about "Diplontic"
Property +
Mitotic is dominant diploid phase, meiosis gives haploid gametes that fuse to form diploid (e.g. Fucus, most animals) +
Diplontic +
URL"URL" is a type and predefined property provided by Semantic MediaWiki to represent URI/URL values.