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Is ascospore asexual?

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Ascospores:
Ascospores are sexual spores.
They are formed in ascomycetes.
Ascospores are endogenously produced in sac-like asci.
Asci are arranged in different fruiting bodies called ascocarps.
Thus, ascospores are sexual, not asexual.

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