Question : Neurospora an ascomycetes fungus has been used as a biological tool to understand the mechanism of plant genetics much in the same way as Drosophila has been used to study animal genetics. What make Neurospora so important as genetic tool ?

Question : Neurospora an ascomycetes fungus has been used as a biologi

1.	Question : Neurospora an ascomycetes fungus has been used as a biological tool to understand the mechanism of plant genetics much in the same way as Drosophila has been used to study animal genetics. What make Neurospora so important as genetic tool ?
Answer» Solution :NEUROSPORA (PINK bread mould) is often called Drosophila of PLANT kingdom. It is haploid in NATURE and every MUTATION can express immediately. Several characteristic of this organism make it ideal to be used for genetic studies. Some of these features are following: (a) Reproduces quickly (b) Easy to culture (c) Can survive on minimum media.