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Explain how liverworts reproduce asexually.

GeneralClass 12AllAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer

Liverworts employ two primary asexual reproductive mechanisms:

  1. Fragmentation: The thallus breaks into fragments; each fragment regenerates into a complete individual through mitotic cell division
  2. Gemma formation: Specialized multicellular propagules develop in gemma cups, detach, and germinate into new gametophytes under favorable conditions
General · Class 12