Figure 5.27 Zygomycetes have sexual and asexual life cycles. In the sexual life cycle, + and – mating types
conjugate to form a zygosporangium.
Fungi may also exhibit asexual reproduction by mitosis, mitosis with budding, fragmentation of hyphae, and
formation of asexual spores by mitosis. These spores are specialized cells that, depending on the organism, may have
uniquecharacteristics forsurvival,reproduction,anddispersal.Fungiexhibitseveraltypesofasexualsporesandthese
can be important in classification (Figure 5.28).
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