Multiple choice

Which one of the following fungi has been extensively used for genetical studies?

  1. Bread mold

  2. Green mold

  3. mushroom

  4. pink bread mold
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Neurospora crassa, commonly known as the pink bread mold, has been a model organism for genetic studies since the 1940s, particularly for its role in the one-gene-one-enzyme hypothesis.

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