| The ascomycete fungi are haploid at all times other than when the gametes fuse to produce the zygote. |
| Meiosis produces 4 gametes, ie. isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy, which through mitosis develops into mature gametes. |
| These produce flagellated anisogamous gametes that are released into the water to find each other. |
| The principle behind anisogamy is a division of the labour necessary for two gametes to unite and successfully develop. |
| The egg cells and antherozoids are collectively known as gametes, and the generation of the moss plant that bears them is known as a gametophyte. |
| In the case of sib-mating, the sire's gametes are imagined to be combined with an infinite number of full sisters. |
