Concept information
Preferred term
spores
Definition
- [Henderson's] n. (1) asexual spore: small, usually unicellular, reproductive body from which a new organism arises by cell division. Unlike a gamete, a spore can develop further without fusion with another cell; (2) sexual spore: haploid cell produced by meiosis in plants and fungi. cf. gamete. spore case see theca. spore coat envelope of a bacterial spore, external to cortex and surrounded by exosporium.
Broader concept
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20658
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