Question

Are conidia produced from a single fungus genetically identical?

Answer 1

Conidia:

1. Conidia are non-motile asexual exogenous spores that are found in certain fungi.
2. Example: Aspergillus, Penicillium, Trichoderma, etc.
3. They are produced exogenously on a special type of mycelium called ‘conidiophores’.
4. These spores are formed by mitosis. Therefore, conidia produced from a single fungus are genetically identical to the parent cells.