isospory
/ˈaɪsoʊˌspɔri/
noun
- The condition in plants (such as ferns and some algae) of producing only one type of spore, rather than separate male and female spores.
- In isospory, all spores look alike and can grow into identical gametophytes.
- Isospory is common in many primitive plants like horsetails.
- The shift from isospory to heterospory was a major step in plant evolution.
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