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In Rhizopus if conjugation fails, gameta...

In Rhizopus if conjugation fails, gametangia behave as zygospore. It is called as

A

Conidia

B

Parthenospore

C

Gametangia

D

Sporangiospore

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B
Sometime failure of gametangial copulation results in parthenogenic development of zygospore by any one gametangium called azygospore or parthenospore. It is however haploid in nature and its nucleus does not undergo meiosis before spore formation.
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