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To justify: Opisthokonts are the superclass of
Introduction: Fungi are haploid eukaryotic organisms having hair-like hyphae which cluster together to form mycelium. They can be single-celled or multi-celled organisms. They are mostly saprophytic but the
To justify: Microsporidia is classified as fungi.
Introduction: Fungi are haploid eukaryotic organisms having hair like hyphae which cluster together to form mycelium. They can be single-celled or multi-celled organisms. They are mostly saprophytic but the parasitic form is present. They are the biggest factor of loss of farm produce. In recent years fungi are used to produce a variety of biochemical, enzymes, and drugs.
To justify: Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes are regarded as “sister clades”.
Introduction: Fungi are haploid eukaryotic organisms having hair like hyphae which cluster together to form mycelium. They can be single-celled or multi-celled. They are mostly saprophytic but the parasitic form is present. They are the biggest factor of loss of farm produce. In recent years fungi are used to produce a variety of biochemical, enzymes, and drugs.
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