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In haploid-dominant organisms such as many algae and fungi, meiosis occurs:

Answer: In the zygote, just after its formation.

A Only in the spores
B During gamete formation
C In the vegetative adult body cells
D In the zygote, just after its formation

Correct answer: D. In the zygote, just after its formation

Explanation: In organisms with a haploid parental body, the diploid zygote is the only diploid stage and undergoes zygotic meiosis to restore the haploid condition.

Labeled diagram of a mature flower showing sepals, petals, stamens (anther and filament), and the pistil (stigma, style, ovary with ovules)

Structure of a mature flower. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Asexual and sexual reproduction, flower anatomy, pollination, fertilization, and seed development.

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In haploid-dominant organisms such as many algae and fungi, meiosis occurs:

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