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Agriculture · Q159

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 159

Q159

How many ascospores are enclosed in the mother cell, the ascus in ascomycetes

A.
2
B.
4
C.
8
Answer
D.
10

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
8 ascospores are enclosed in the mother cell and the ascus in ascomycetes.
The ascus is a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
Ascospore is a sexually-produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus.