Term Name:	akinete formation
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Definition:	The process in which an akinete, a thick-walled (encysted) dormant cell derived from the enlargement of a vegetative cell, is formed. Akinetes typically have granular cytoplasm, are more resistant to environmental extremes than vegetative cells, and are characteristic of several groups of Cyanobacteria.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0034302]    QuickGO    AmiGO