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Definition of Ascus

1. Noun. Saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes.

Definition of Ascus

1. n. A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi.

Definition of Ascus

1. Noun. A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores. ¹

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Definition of Ascus

1. a spore sac in certain fungi [n ASCI]

Medical Definition of Ascus

1. Elongated spore case containing 4 or 8 haploid sexual ascospores of ascomycete fungi (which include yeasts). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

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