as·co·spore ( s k -spôr , -sp r)n. A sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus. as co·sporous (-spôrs, -spr-, s-k spr-s), asco·sporic (-spôr k, -spr-) adj. |
ascospore [ˈæskəˌspɔː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) one of the spores (usually eight in number) that are produced in an ascus
| ascospore (sk-spôr) A sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus of ascomycetes. Ascospores have a haploid number of chromosomes and are formed by meiosis of the diploid zygote that results when the nuclei of sexually compatible hyphae fuse together. When an ascospore is released and lands in a place that is rich in nutrients, it germinates and sends out hyphae of its own. |
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| Noun | 1. |  ascospore - sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascusspore - a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes" |
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