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Question : Differentiate between Ascus and basidium |
| Answer» Solution :Ascus is a spherical, cylindrical or club-shaped STRUCTURE in which usually eight ascospores are formed endogenously. They are the CHARACTERISTIC feature of the members of Ascomycotina. Whereas, basidium is ALSO a club-shaped structure but here basidiospores are formed exogenously on minute STALKS, the sterigmata. They are thecharacteristic feature of the members of Basidiomycotina. | |