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The gametophyte is responsible for producing gametes, both male and female. When a male gamete fertilizes the female gamete, a zygote, or fertilized cell is created. This zygote matures and grows (through mitosis) into a sporophyte. At this point, the gametophyte has already done its job, and is not needed. Therefore it dies. The sporophyte releases spores, which eventually develop into gametophytes, and the cycle restarts.

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