* Specialized cells of the [[diploid]] [[sporophyte]] that will divide by [[meiosis]] to produce four [[haploid]] [[spores]]. Germination of these [[spores]] produces the [[haploid]] [[gametophyte]]. | * Specialized cells of the [[diploid]] [[sporophyte]] that will divide by [[meiosis]] to produce four [[haploid]] [[spores]]. Germination of these [[spores]] produces the [[haploid]] [[gametophyte]]. |