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spore
 
Definition:
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  SYN: asexual spore

(1) In plants and fungi, sexual spores are the haploid cells produced by meiosis.
(2) In fungi, asexual spores are somatic cells that are cast off to act either as gametes or as the initial cells for new haploid individuals.
 
     


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