Major life cycle transitions happen after changes in stem cells trigger new developmental programs. In moss, expression of the homeobox transcription factor BELL1 is sufficient to induce sporophyte stem cells from the gametophyte phase, without having to go through fertilization.
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Hasebe, M. Moss development: Starting BELL for embryos. Nature Plants 2, 16004 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.4
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