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Neurospora - an ascomycetes fungus has been used as a biological toolto understand the mechanism of plant genetics much in the same wayas Drosophila has been used to study animal genetics. What makesNeurospora so important as a genetic tool?​

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It is because of the following reasons :

(a) It is HAPLOID so recessive traits can be studied.

(B) A lot of information is available about its genome.

As a result of sexual REPRODUCTION, it produces 8 ascospres which show a specific ARRANGEMENT. This helps to study recombination.



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