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Definition of Zygospores

Zygospore
Zygospore yg"o*spore, n. [Gr. ? a yoke + E. spore.] (Bot.) (a) Same as Zygosperm. (b) A spore formed by the union of several zo["o]spores; -- called also zygozo["o]spore.

Meaning of Zygospores from wikipedia

- 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...
- Mortierella-like fungi are a****ual. However, if zygospores are found, they strongly resemble Mucor-zygospores. Sometimes ****ual structures are embedded in...
- the spore. Zygospores are formed in certain fungi (zygomycota, for example Rhizopus) and some algae (for example Chlamydomonas). The zygospore forms through...
- Zygospores on Rhizopus...
- vegetative hyphae and many spherical, smooth-walled zygospores. Immature and mature zygospores can be differentiated by whether they have the ability...
- result of which is the formation of a diploid cell called the zygote or zygospore. German zoologists Oscar and Richard Hertwig made some of the first discoveries...
- dormant diploid zygospores. Some po****tions form zygospores within single clones of cells (homothallic), whereas others form zygospores between different...
- by the formation of zygospores, which contain high concentrations of triglycerol-rich lipids and phosphatidylcholine. Zygospores can persist for long...
- rise to zygospores. The sporangiop**** contains both '+' and '−' mating type strains. Meiosis is dela**** until the germination of the zygospores. The gametogenia...
- and continual darkness increases the production of zygospores. Lower temperatures favor zygospore formation and higher temperatures favor sporangiop****...