The thick-walled resting cell of certain fungi and algae, arising from the fusion of two similar gametes.
〔生〕接合孢子。比较OOSPORE
Compare with oospore
Example sentencesExamples
White mutant diploid zygospores did not germinate (undergo meiosis) when subjected to low light (8 mol photons m - 2 sec - 1) overnight.
Fossil zygospores have been used to infer paleoecology of the regions in which they occur, suggesting that shallow freshwater pools or lakes were present in the past.
When mixed, + and - gametes rapidly pair, fuse, and form a diploid cell that becomes a heavy-walled zygospore.
This group of relatively high values is associated with samples containing common algal zygospores.
The thick-walled zygospore which encases the zygote, is highly ornamented and very durable.
Definition of zygospore in US English:
zygospore
nounˈzīɡəˌspôrˈzaɪɡəˌspɔr
Biology
The thick-walled resting cell of certain fungi and algae, arising from the fusion of two similar gametes.
〔生〕接合孢子。比较OOSPORE
Compare with oospore
Example sentencesExamples
White mutant diploid zygospores did not germinate (undergo meiosis) when subjected to low light (8 mol photons m - 2 sec - 1) overnight.
When mixed, + and - gametes rapidly pair, fuse, and form a diploid cell that becomes a heavy-walled zygospore.
Fossil zygospores have been used to infer paleoecology of the regions in which they occur, suggesting that shallow freshwater pools or lakes were present in the past.
This group of relatively high values is associated with samples containing common algal zygospores.
The thick-walled zygospore which encases the zygote, is highly ornamented and very durable.