ascospore formation

The process in which cells that are products of meiosis acquire the specialized features of ascospores. Ascospores are generally found in clusters of four or eight spores within a single mother cell, the ascus, and are characteristic of the ascomycete fungi (phylum Ascomycota).

• Code: GO:0030437
• Source: Gene Ontology
• Alternative labels: spore formation ascospore biosynthesis sporulation