Definition of Zygospores. Meaning of Zygospores. Synonyms of Zygospores

- 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...
- 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...
- and continual darkness increases the production of zygospores. Lower temperatures favor zygospore formation and higher temperatures favor sporangiop****...
- the spore. Zygospores are formed in certain fungi (zygomycota, for example Rhizopus) and some algae (for example Chlamydomonas). The zygospore forms through...
- Mortierella-like fungi are a****ual. However, if zygospores are found, they strongly resemble Mucor-zygospores. Sometimes ****ual structures are embedded in...
- develop into warty structures that make up the thickness of the zygospore wall. As the zygospore enlarges, so do the warty structures until there are contiguous...
- Zygospores on Rhizopus...
- ****ual reproduction, a dark zygospore is produced at the point where two compatible mycelia fuse. Upon germination, a zygospore produces colonies that are...
- by the formation of zygospores, which contain high concentrations of triglycerol-rich lipids and phosphatidylcholine. Zygospores can persist for long...
- in the form of hyphae make contact with each other, producing diploid zygospores. The sporangiop**** contains both '+' and '−' mating type strains in the...