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Parasexual cycle first discovered by

A
Lederberg and Tatum
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Pontecorvo and Roper
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Blaksle
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Wollman
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Solution

The correct option is A Pontecorvo and Roper
Parasexuality is a unique nature of the fungi in transferring the genetic material without the meiosis or sexual structures. This was first discovered by the Italian scientist Pontecorvo in 1956.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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