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In an ascus of ascomycetes, number and arrangement of ascospores are _______.

A
8 in linear order
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4 in linear order
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C
Both A and B
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D
8 or 4, linear order or unordered
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Solution

The correct option is D 8 or 4, linear order or unordered
Each ascus has 8 or 4 endogenously produced meiospores called ascospores arranged either in linear order (Neurospora) or unorderly (Yeast).
Hence the correct option is D.

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