In all members of Ascomycetes, the number of ascospores and their arrangement in an ascus are as follows

Options

A. Eight ascospores in a linear order
B. Four ascospores in a linear order
C. Either eight or four ascospores, but always in a linear order
D. Either eight or four ascospores in a linear order or unordered

Answer

D

Explanation

Each ascus has 4 to 8 endogenously produced meiospores called ascospores arranged either in linear order (Neurospora) or unorderly (Yeast).