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| Yeast Asci Each ascus contains the four spores produced as a result of a single meiosis. Its this characteristic of keeping the meiotic products together that makes baker's yeast a powerful tool in genetics. |
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Yeast mating mixture showing the characteristic shapes of yeast cells in this step of the life cycle. |
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| Budding Yeast Cells |
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| Yeast Asci Normally spores form a tetrahedral shape inside the ascus. Occasionally an ascus forms that has all four spores in one plane. |