sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore biological_process cellular spore formation by sporulation spore differentiation spore biosynthesis GO:0030435 Wikipedia:Sporogenesis spore formation 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 desiccation resistance, and/or for reproduction. Note that the synonym 'spore differentiation', like the term name and definition, refers to differentiation into a spore rather than any subsequent developmental changes that a spore may undergo. sporulation anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis