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n. - A plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells.

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  • The zygospore thus formed germinates after a long period and forms a new filament of cells.
  • After a long period of rest, this zygospore allows the whole of its contents to escape as a swarm-spore, which after a time secretes a gelatinous wall, and by division...
  • The zygospore thus formed slowly increases in size, until it in its turn develops a new generation of zoöspores.
  • Which of the following reproductive structures is incorrectly matched with the group in which it is found? a. zygospore - zygomycetes
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