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What type of reproductive life cycle is characterized by the steps shown below? diploid zygote -> mitosis -> diploid adult -> meiosis -> haploid sperm and eggs -> fertilization -> diploid zygote.?

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These steps are characteristic of a diplontic life cycle, in which haploid gametes are produced.

There are three types of life cycles depend on the dominant phase. These are Haplontic, Haplo-diplontic and Diplontic life cycles. The steps shown in the question is of Diplontic type of reproductive cycle. In this type of cycle, dominant phase is the diploid.  The haploid phase is only represented by short lived gametes.

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