Term Name: sporulation
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Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a spore over time, from its initiation to the mature structure. A spore is a structure that can be used for dissemination, for survival of adverse conditions because of its heat and desiccation resistance, and/or for reproduction.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043934]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: developmental process
has subtype: asexual sporulation sexual sporulation sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore sporulation resulting in formation of a multicellular or syncytial spore
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of sporulation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of sporulation
regulated by: regulation of sporulation