sporulation
Americannoun
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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
To define the conserved genetic pathways underlying sporulation and germination within the intestinal microbiota, we sequenced, assembled and annotated the whole genomes of 234 archived ethanol-resistant and ethanol-sensitive bacteria.
From Nature • May 3, 2016
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
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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