sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore

id: GO:0030435
name: sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a cellular spore, a cell form that can be used for dissemination, for survival of adverse conditions because of its heat and dessication resistance, and/or for reproduction.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0043935sexual sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore
GO:0043936asexual sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0030154cell differentiation
GO:0043934sporulation
GO:0048646anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis