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When and where does reduction division take place in the life cycle of a liverwort, a moss, a fern, a gymnosperm and an angiosperm?

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In liver worts, reduction division occurs in sporophyte as a result spores are produced in the capsule.
In Mosses, reduction division occurs in sporophyte in spore mother cells.
In ferns: Reduction division occurs in Macro and Micro sporangia to produce Macrospores and Microspores.
In Gymnosperms - Reduction division occurs in Microsporangia and Megasporangia.
In Anglosperms - Reduction division occurs in Microspore Mother cells (Anther), Megaspore Mother cell (ovule).
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