Image:Hypomyces chrysospermus.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Asci containing fungal spores.
see|Ascus
English
Etymology
From Gr. �� (askos), a "sac"
Noun
en-noun|asc|i
- A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
Quotations
1967 � Constantine. J. Alexopoulos & Harold C. Bold, Algae and Fungi, p.101
:The one important character which distinguishes the Ascomycetes from all other fungi is the ascus (plural, asci). This is a sac-like structure in which ascospores are formed following karyogamy and meiosis.
Translations
French: asque
German: Ascus m
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Latin: ascus
Derived terms
Ascomycota
Ascomycetes
ascocarp
ascomycete
ascospore
See also
w:Ascomycota|Wikipedia article on Ascomycete fungi
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