Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
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Chapter 29.3, Problem 4R
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The function of zygospore in zygospore fungi’s life cycle.

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Zygospore refers to a thick walled cell, which is resting of a particular fungi an algae. This arises from the fusion of two same gametes. In the life cycle, zygospore is basically a diploid reproductive stage of many protists and fungi. These are created by the fusion of the hapoloid cells.

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