Neurospora,an ascomycetes fungus,has been used as a biological tool to understand the mechanism of plant genetics in much the same way as Drosophila has been used to study animal genetics. What makes Neurospora so important as a genetic tool?

  • A
    It has a short life cycle and produces many offspring.
  • B
    It is a haploid organism,making it easy to observe recessive mutations.
  • C
    It can be easily grown in a laboratory on simple culture media.
  • D
    All of the above.

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Column-$I$ (Class)Column-$II$ (Examples)
$P$. Ascomycetes$I$. Alternaria,Colletotrichum,Trichoderma
$Q$. Phycomycetes$II$. Aspergillus,Claviceps,Neurospora
$R$. Basidiomycetes$III$. Agaricus,Ustilago,Puccinia
$S$. Deuteromycetes$IV$. Mucor,Rhizopus,Albugo

Yeast is classified under the class:

Which group of fungi is known as 'fungi imperfecti'?

The reduction division (meiosis) in the life cycle of $Rhizopus$ occurs:

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