Although ascospores are produced by mitotic division, none of the spores develop into fungi that are identical to either parental hyphae. What is the BEST explanation for this observation? A. The spores inherit half their genes from each parent. B. The spores inherit haploid nuclei from their parents. C. The spores inherit mutations as a result of meiosis. D. The spores inherit mutations as a result of mitosis.
Although ascospores are produced by mitotic division, none of the spores develop into fungi that are identical to either parental hyphae. What is the BEST explanation for this observation? A. The spores inherit half their genes from each parent. B. The spores inherit haploid nuclei from their parents. C. The spores inherit mutations as a result of meiosis. D. The spores inherit mutations as a result of mitosis.
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Although ascospores are produced by mitotic division, none of the spores develop into
A.
The spores inherit half their genes from each parent.
B.
The spores inherit haploid nuclei from their parents.
C.
The spores inherit mutations as a result of meiosis.
D.
The spores inherit mutations as a result of mitosis.
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asexual
conidia(n)
conidia(n):
cycle
cycle
hyphae of
hyphae of
mating-type A
zygote
nucleus (2n)
mating-type a
zygote
nucleus (2n)
first meiotic division
second meiotic
division
mitotic division
ascus with eight ascus with eight
ascospores (n)
in ordered array in ordered array
ascospores (n)
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