Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
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Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
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Reproduction process in fungi takes place by means of vegetative, asexual, and sexual methods. Various types of asexual and sexual spores are produced by different members of fungi. Fungi are grouped on the basis of types of sexual spores produced by them.
Sexual spores are developed by the process known as fusion, in which two gametes of opposite sex are fused to form sexual spore. The cell which bears the gamete is known as gametangium. In sexual spore, meiosis takes place.
Conidia are produced on special hyphae called conidiophores and help in the germination of new fungal cells.
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