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Which one of the following statements is true or yeast?

(a) The cell divides by binary fission. One of them develops into a bud.


(b) The cell divides unequally. The smaller cell develops into a bud.


(c) The cell produces conidia which develop into a bud.


The statement which is true for yeast is (b) The cell divides unequally. The smaller cell develops into a bud.

Most yeasts reproduce asexually by the process of mitosis while many by an asymmetric(unequal) division called budding.


The following diagram shows the life cycle of a budding yeast:


budding.jpg


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