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.
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Ascus
//ˈæskəs//
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Finnish
1 entries- itiökotelo noun (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi)
French
1 entries- asque noun (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi)
German
1 entries- Ascus noun (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi)
Irish
1 entries- ascas noun (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi)
Latin
1 entries- ascus noun (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi)
Portuguese
1 entries- asco noun (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi)
Romanian
1 entries- ască noun (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi)
Russian
2 entries- аск noun (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi)
- сумка noun (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi)
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