Conidia: Asexual spores produced by fungi, which serve as a means of reproduction and dispersal. Transcription Factor: A protein that binds to specific DNA sequences to regulate the transcription ...

So they assumed that these lichens are asexual ... a fruiting body. (Mushrooms are probably the best-known fungal fruiting bodies.) The fruiting body's job is to disperse spores, which are ...

Coprinus cinereus also produces spores by asexual reproduction. These spores can be produced quickly and in large numbers to enable many individual fungi to develop. A disadvantage of these spores ...