Ascospores

Eight ascospores are contained within each ascus: the four nuclear products of meiosis undergo a mitotic division and each nucleus is packaged within an ascospore. Each nucleus within an ascospore further divides mitotically without a cell division resulting in binucleate ascospores.

Updated 29 May 2007 by Jeffrey Rollins.

Pictures

  • Single ascospores
  • Ascopspore germination

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