Question 68

(Multiple Choice)

Please refer to the following information to answer the next few questions.
Diploid nuclei of the ascomycete,Neurospora crassa,contain 14 chromosomes.A single diploid cell in an ascus will undergo one round of meiosis,followed in each of the daughter cells by one round of mitosis,producing a total of eight ascospores.
-What is the ploidy of a single mature ascospore?


A)monoploid
B)diploid
C)triploid
D)tetraploid
E)polyploid

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