zygospore
spore formed by the union of two gametes (male and female sex cells)
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
zygospore In fungi, a structure that forms from the diploid zygote created by the fusion of haploid hyphae of different mating types. After a period of dormancy, the zygospore forms sporangia, where meiosis occurs and spores form.
zygospore A thick-walled, resistant spore resulting from a zygote.
zygote Diploid cell produced by the fusion of an egg and sperm; fertilized egg cell.
The Zygomycota contain the taxa, Zygomycetes and Trichomycetes, and reproduce sexually with meiospores called zygospores and asexually with sporangiospores.
for ___. a) commercial alcohol brewing; b) leavening bread; c) a model organism for the Human Genome Project; d) all of these Ans is d
Individual strands of the fungal body are known as ___. a) mycelium; b) hyphae; c) ascocarp; d) zygospore Ans is b ...
When it's time to make more fungi, they create a stalk and release something called zygospores (thus the name zygote). When your bread gets old and green or black, you are seeing a type of zygote fungus in action.
 See also: Spore, Cells, Cell, Animal, Vision
  
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