Which one of the following statements about haplodiplontic life cycles is false?
A. The gametophyte stage produces gametes by mitosis.
B. Mitosis occurs in both sporophyte and gametophyte stages.
C. The zygote is the only diploid cell in the sporophyte stage.
D. Spore mother cells produce haploid spores by meiosis.
E. For each gene, cells of the gametophyte stage have a single allele.
Answer: C
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