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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. cells
  4. spores
  5. zygospores

Preferred term

zygospores

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A thick-walled resting cell or spore formed by the fusion of gametangia (or specialized haploid hyphae) of different mating types during the sexual reproduction, as seen in some species of fungi, algae, protists etc.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • zygosperms

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/226161

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