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Which of the following shows a reduction of chromosomes by half?

Male gametophyte to flagellated sperm
Sporophyte to spores
Male gametophyte to spores
Female gametophyte to zygote

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Sporophyte to spores
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Answer: The correct answer is -

Sporophyte to spores.

Sporophyte can be described as multicellular, diploid phase/generation that is present in plants and algae, which undergo alternation of generation.

It produces spores (which are haploid that is having half the number of chromosomes) through the meiosis.

This is a reductional cell division.

Haploid spores develop into gametophyte, which then produces gametes that are fused and give a diploid sporophyte again.

Thus, second option shows reduction of chromosomes by half.

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