Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "sporulation" shine tsarin da wasu kwayoyin halitta, irin su kwayoyin cuta, fungi, da algae, suke samar da spores don haifuwa ko tsira a cikin yanayi mara kyau. Spores yawanci ƙanana ne, sifofi masu juriya waɗanda za su iya jure wa yanayi mai tsauri kuma su kasance a kwance har sai yanayi ya yi kyau don haɓakawa da sake haifuwa. Sporulation yana da mahimmancin daidaitawa ga yawancin kwayoyin halitta don rayuwa a cikin yanayi masu kalubale, kamar matsanancin zafi, fari, da raguwar kayan abinci.