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Gametophyte
A
gametophyte
is the
haploid
multicellular stage in the
alternation of generations
life cycle of
plants
and
algae
. It develops from a
spore
by
mitotic cell division
. Spores are the products of
meiosis
in
sporophytes
. Gametophytes produce haploid
gametes
by mitosis.
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