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Though my guesstimate would be that haploids

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would naturally be smaller (dunno why), this could no doubt be got round by

But what about other haploid types? Several types of plants first reproduce asexually through spores or such to create a haploid type that can have a radically different form, which then creates the pollen or whatever for sexual reproduction.

As far as I remember from Biology, ferns such as bracken are the haploid type, and they are great big strong things. The diploid stage of ferns is a tiny insignificant thing about an inch across. Of course, humans also have a haploid stage - its called sperm and eggs, but they don't have such an independent life as the ferns do.

Debbie (A-level biology) (and imperfect memory)