Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The fungus produces spores either by sexual reproduction or by asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction includes the production of spores known as conidia. In some fungi asexual reproduction is takes place by means of budding or fission, and multicellular fungai detaches the hyphae from mycelium, which later grows into a separate individual. Whereas sexual reproduction includes fusion of two gametes.

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