| 1. | Germination of spores has been observed in the ascus as well.
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| 2. | The eight ascospores are produced inside an ascus.
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| 3. | Each ascus contains one to four ascospores.
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| 4. | This binuclear cell initiates ascus formation and is called an ascus-initial cell.
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| 5. | This binuclear cell initiates ascus formation and is called an ascus-initial cell.
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| 6. | One further mitotic division leads to four A and four a nuclei in each ascus.
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| 7. | Each ascus contains 1-4 ascospores.
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| 8. | When each ascus becomes engorged with fluid it extends outside the perithecium and releases spores.
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| 9. | Renamed AGC to avoid confusion with ASCUS.
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| 10. | Ascus initials are found among mature asci.
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