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Q: What is the significance of ascospores?
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How many ascospores are formed in an ascus?

there are eight ascospores formed in an ascus


What does the dry powdered yeast used to bake bread actually contain?

Contain Ascospores


What is a characteristic of sac fungi?

Most important characters are presence of ascus , ascospores , dikaryotic .


Why is penicillium classified as deuteromycota?

It is grouped under ascomycetes because its produces ascospores, in sexual reproduciton phase. Ascospores are sexual spores which are covered in a covering known as ascus.


Why is S fimicola an ideal organism for the demonstration of crossing-over?

because the location of the ascospores (haploid cell of sordaria) within the ascus shows whether or not crossing over took place. since the formation of ascospores occurs within an ascus, all of the daughter cells are packaged together. if crossing over did not take place, four black ascospores are grouped together next to four tan ascospores. using this as a subject, scientist are easily and accurately able to determine whether or not crossing over occured.


What group of fungi form ascospores during sexual reproduction?

zygote forming fungi


The sac like structures from which the ascomycota obtain their name and which house the ascospores are called the?

Asci.. D for Plato users! From Santo!! ;D


What are the types of sexual spores of fungi?

The three types of Sexual Spores in fungi are: 1) Zygospores 2) Ascospores 3) Basidiospores


Is Zygospore formation a characteristic of the Ascomycota?

No, zygospores are only produced by the Zygomycota. Ascomycota produce ascospores. Both are types of sexual spores produced by fungi.


What has the author Sandra Honda written?

Sandra Honda has written: 'Preliminary biochemical evidence for an ascospore coat protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae' -- subject(s): Ascospores


What is a sac of reproductive cells in yeasts and other sac fungi?

Yeast cells reproduce sexually. They are members of Ascomycota in Kingdom Fungi. They produce ascospores which classify them as Fungi. Classified as sac fungi because their spores formed in an ascus.


What is the classification of yeast?

Ascomycetes because they form asci with ascospores during the sexual phase of their life cycle