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Definition of 'ascus'English
Noun
( wikipedia)
( asci)
A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
* 1967 , Constantine. J. Alexopoulos & Harold C. Bold, Algae and Fungi , p.101,
- The one important character which distinguishes the Ascomycetes from all other fungi is the ascus' (plural, ' asci ). This is a sac-like structure in which ascospores are formed following karyogamy and meiosis.
Derived terms
* ascocarp
* ascomycete
* Ascomycetes
* Ascomycota
* ascospore
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