ascospore formation

Term ID

GO:0030437

Synonyms

• ascospore biosynthesis
• spore formation
• sporulation

Definition

The process in which cells that are products of meiosis acquire the specialized features of ascospores. Ascospores are generally found in clusters of four or eight spores within a single mother cell, the ascus, and are characteristic of the ascomycete fungi (phylum Ascomycota). 16339736

References

Ontology

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