1) Spore
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A zygospore is a diploid reproductive stage in the life cycle of many fungi and protists. Zygospores are created by the nuclear fusion of haploid cells. In fungi, zygospores are termed chlamydospores and are formed after the fusion of hyphae of different mating types. In many eukaryotic algae, including many species of the Chlorophyta, zygospores ...
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A sexual resting spore formed within a zygosporangium.
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• (n.) Same as Zygosperm. • (n.) A spore formed by the union of several zoospores; -- called also zygozoospore.
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(from the article `algae`) In freshwater organisms especially, the fertilized egg, or zygote, often passes into a dormant state called a zygospore. Zygospores generally have a ... ...therefore, on such environmental factors as season, temperature, light, water, and nutrient supply. The fertilized egg, or zygote, in a number of ... [2...
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<microbiology> A fungal spore produced by the fusion of two similar gametes or hyphae of the Zygomycetes. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...
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A sexually produced resting fungal spore of the zygomycetes produced by the fusion of two morphologically similar gametangia.
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Fungal spore produced by the fusion of two similar gametes or hyphae.
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Zyg'o·spore noun [ Greek
zygo`n a yoke + English
spore .]
(Botany) (a) Same as
Zygosperm .
(b) A spore formed by the union of several zoöspores; -- called also
zygozoöspore .
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A zygospore is a zygote with a thick resistant wall, formed by some algae and fungi. It results from the fusion of two gametes, neither of which is retained by the parent in any specialized sex organ (such as an oogonium). It enters a resting phase before germination.
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n] - a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells
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noun a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells
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a cell formed by fusion of two similar gametes, as in certain algae and fungi.
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