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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Clouds of spores disperse when one touches these club-shaped structures.
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For example, the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis has the ability to produce crystalline spores which act as natural insecticides.
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If that spore contained the mutant gene, all the cells of the new plant will contain the mutant gene.
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Say you see a spore in the moss; every day it could be different if you look closely.
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The algal spores are airborne and blanketweed will colonise any suitable pool, irrespective of whether or not it is planted.
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This moment of certainty lasts no longer than that; longer, perhaps, than the spore itself.
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When first grown, the top of the fungus is coated in a black sticky jelly containing spores.
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You can gather spores to start new ferns by folding a piece of white tissue over a frond.