Does Anybody Know What Ascus Is?

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Answer 1

ASCUS: An acronym for Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance. This term is used in the Bethesda System for reporting Pap smear findingsAn ascus (plural asci) is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi. On average, asci normally contain 8 ascospores, produced by a meiotic cell division followed, in most species, by a mitotic cell division. However, asci in some genera or species can number 1 (e.g. Monosporascus cannonballus), 2, 4, or multiples of four. In a few cases, the ascospores can bud off conidia that may fill the asci (e.g. Tympanis), or the ascospores may fragment, e.g. some Cordyceps, also filling the asci with smaller cells.

Answer 2

An ascus (plural asci) is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascus

Answer 3

some fungi produce their sexual spores in long sausage shape sacs called asci. there are usually eight spores to an ascus.

Answer 4

ASCUS: An acronym for Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance. This term is used in the Bethesda System for reporting Pap smear findings and indicates that some flat (squamous) cells look unusual and may or may not be pre-malignant or malignant. Of all Pap tests with an ASCUS reading, 90-95% are caused by benign conditions, chiefly infections. The remaining 5-10% prove to be precancer or cancer.