zygospore
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zy·go·spore (zī'gə-spôr', -spōr', zĭg'ə-) 
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n.
A large multinucleate spore formed by union of similar gametes, as in algae or fungi.
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A thick-walled sexual spore produced by fungi in the class Zygomycetes.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells
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A zygospore is a reproductive part of a fungus, a chlamydospore that is created by the nuclear fusion of haploid hyphae of different mating types.
A zygospore remains dormant while it waits for environmental cues, such as moisture, heat, or chemicals secreted by plants.
When the environment is favorable, the zygospore germinates, meiosis occurs, and a sporangium is produced at the end of a sporangiophore. The sporangium sheds spores.
A fungus that forms zygospores is called a zygomycete, indicating that the class is characterized by this evolutionary development.
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Mentioned in
- azygospore (mycology)
- zygo– (prefix)
- heterothallic (botany)
- Zygomycotina
- spore
- Trichomycetes (eumycota – =eumycetes)
- Zygomycetes
- Chlorophyta (algea, division)
- Azygospore
- Chlamydospore
- Basidiospore
- Teliospore
- Suspensor
- Ascospore
