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Comparing life cycles, the dominant stage is diploid in most animals but in fungi it is:
AThe triploid stage
BThe zygotic stage
CThe haploid stage
DThe diploid stage
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The haploid stage
1. Sexual life cycles alternate between haploid and diploid phases.
2. Which phase occupies most of the life cycle varies between kingdoms.
3. In most animals, the diploid stage dominates, whereas in fungi, the haploid stage dominates.
4. That difference is why fungal genetics can be read directly off a haploid organism.
_Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 'Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction', sections 11.1-11.2_
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