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sporulation

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[spawr-yoo-lay-shuhn, spahr-] / spɔr yʊˈleɪ ʃən, ˈspɑr- /

noun

  1. the formation of or development into a spore or spores.


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Characterized sporulation genes are on the outer circle, genes not associated with a specific sporulation cycle or uncharacterized genes are in the inside rectangle.

From Nature • May 3, 2016

A genomic signature for identifying spore-forming bacterial species contains sporulation- and germination-associated genes and genes not previously associated with sporulation.

From Nature • May 3, 2016

We hypothesized that sporulation is an unappreciated basic phenotype of the human intestinal microbiota that may have a profound impact on microbiota persistence and spread between humans.

From Nature • May 3, 2016

Most species of diatoms reproduce asexually, although some instances of sexual reproduction and sporulation also exist.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The process of sporulation begins by the segregation of small quantities of endoplasm around certain of the nuclei, to form little, rounded bodies, the pansporoblasts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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