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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...
- "Fruiting Body Formation of Cordyceps militaris from Multi-Ascospore Isolates and Their Single Ascospore Progeny Strains". Mycobiology. 40 (2): 100–106. doi:10...
- 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...
- clavate, and are gelatinous. They contain eight, dark to olive-brown ascospores that segmented into four cells and have a germ slit that are ejected from...
- on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009. Neiman, A.M. (2005). "Ascospore formation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Microbiology and Molecular...
- nonmotile spores, called ascospores, are formed. However, some species of Ascomycota are a****ual and thus do not form asci or ascospores. Familiar examples...
- ascospores. Asci do not rupture at maturity. Ascospores are stained with Kinyoun stain and ascospore stain. When stained with Gram stain, ascospores appear...
- 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...
- producing ascospores. Ascospore formation is accelerated by sequential wetting and drying of the leaf litter. However, very wet conditions inhibit ascospore development...
- ejection. These mechanisms include, for example, forcible discharge of ascospores enabled by the structure of the ascus and ac****ulation of osmolytes in...