Term Information

Accession
GO:0140084
Name
sexual macrocyst formation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
macrocyst formation, sexual fusion
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Definition
The fusion of haploid amoebae cells with matching mating types to form a larger cell, which ingests additional amoebae and forms a cellulose wall. The resulting macrocyst undergoes recombination and meiosis followed by release of haploid amoebae. An example of this process can be found in Dictyostelium discoideum. Source: PMID:20089169, PMID:16592095
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History
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Subset
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sexual macrocyst formation [is_a relation] is_a  reproductive process in single-celled organism (GO:0022413)

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