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What is a macrocyst?

What is a macrocyst? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biology) An aggregate of cells of Dictyosteliida formed during sexual reproduction enclosed in a cellulose wall.
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To test for macrocyst formation, we incubated each clone both by itself and with each other clone tested under conditions favorable for macrocyst formation.
Clark examined 49 clones of P. violaceum collected in Massachusetts for macrocyst formation.
With one exception, all matings between clones of compatible mating types resulted in macrocyst formation.
Malignant hypercalcemia associated with a parathyroid macrocyst and early genesis of a giant tumor.
As with fruiting bodies, macrocyst formation begins with an aggregative process.

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