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The scientific name of red bread mould is
The scientific name of red bread mould is
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The correct option is A Neurospora
Neurospora crassa is an ascomycete, the red bread mould. A fungus growing in the form of a filamentous structure called as hypha with a reddish colour at some stage of its life. N. crassa is used as a model organism because it is easy to grow and has a haploid life cycle that makes genetic analysis simple since, recessive traits will show up in the offspring.Thus, the correct answer is option A.
Neurospora crassa is an ascomycete, the red bread mould. A fungus growing in the form of a filamentous structure called as hypha with a reddish colour at some stage of its life. N. crassa is used as a model organism because it is easy to grow and has a haploid life cycle that makes genetic analysis simple since, recessive traits will show up in the offspring.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.
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