The dinoflagellates have a haplontic life cycle. Amphimixis also occurs, though this mode of reproduction is merely known during a small percentage of dinoflagellates. This takes place by fusion of two individuals to make a zygote, which can remain mobile in typical dinoflagellate fashion and is then called a plant zygote. This zygote may later form a resting stage or hypnozoite, which is named a dinoflagellate cyst or dinocyst. After germination of the cyst, the hatchling undergoes meiosis to supply new haploid cells. Dinoflagellates appear to be capable of completing several DNA repair processes which will affect different types of DNA damage.