Associations to the word «Ascus»

Wiktionary

ASCUS, noun. A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.

Dictionary definition

ASCUS, noun. Saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes.

Wise words

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