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Definition of Ascospore

Ascospore
Ascospore As"co*spore, n. [Ascus + spore.] (Bot.) One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.]

Meaning of Ascospore from wikipedia

- cell produced in ascomycete fungi. Each ascus usually contains eight ascospores (or octad), produced by meiosis followed, in most species, by a mitotic...
- ascospores. Asci do not rupture at maturity. Ascospores are stained with Kinyoun stain and ascospore stain. When stained with Gram stain, ascospores appear...
- flask-shaped perithecia containing asci. These, in turn, contain thread-like ascospores, which usually break into fragments and are presumably infective. With...
- host, the fungus produces ascospores, which are stored in a fruiting structure known as the pseudothecia. These ascospores then get dis****d by the wind...
- on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009. Neiman, A.M. (2005). "Ascospore formation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Microbiology and Molecular...
- saclike structure, the ascus, which contains anything from four to eight ascospores in the ****ual stage. The sac fungi are separated into subgroups based...
- millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are most commonly bowl-shaped (apothecia) but may take on a...
- ejection. These mechanisms include, for example, forcible discharge of ascospores enabled by the structure of the ascus and ac****ulation of osmolytes in...
- the stroma, perithecia are produced that give rise to asci and ascospores. The ascospores are released as a white ooze during wet weather. Wind-driven water...
- followed immediately by meiosis and the production of ascospores. After dispersal, the ascospores may germinate and form a new haploid mycelium. ****ual...