Definition of basidiospore. Meaning of basidiospore. Synonyms of basidiospore

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Definition of basidiospore

Basidiospore
Basidiospore Ba*sid"i*o*spore, n. [Basidium + spore.] (Bot.) A spore borne by a basidium. -- Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous, a.

Meaning of basidiospore from wikipedia

- A basidiospore is a reproductive spore produced by Basidiomycete fungi, a grouping that includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, rusts, and ****s. Basidiospores...
- features of the genus. A basidium usually bears four ****ual spores called basidiospores. Occasionally the number may be two or even eight. Each reproductive...
- rhinitis. In 1952 basidiospores were described as being possible airborne allergens and were linked to asthma in 1969. Basidiospores are the dominant airborne...
- external meiospores (usually four). These specialized spores are called basidiospores. However, some Basidiomycota are obligate a****ual reproducers. Basidiomycota...
- differentiated from other polypores because they have a double-walled basidiospore. They may be called shelf mushrooms or bracket fungi. Ganoderma are characterized...
- Typical reproductive structure of a basidiomycete, including the basidiospore and basidium...
- formed in which club-like structures known as basidia generate haploid basidiospores after karyogamy and meiosis. The most commonly known basidiocarps are...
- structure. Most are basidiomycetes and gilled. Their spores, called basidiospores, are produced on the gills and fall in a fine rain of powder from under...
- infect. However, infection of living host tissue through basidiospores is quite rare. Two basidiospores must germinate and fuse to be viable and produce mycelium...
- bluish-grey. Coprinopsis radiata has been used as a model organism to study basidiospore formation. Coprinopsis radiata is successfully cultured on horse dung...