NEET Biology question

Identify the fungus, which produces chlamydospores from dikaryotic mycelium.

(A)Sphacelotheca sorghiiCorrect
(B)Rhizopus stolonifer
(C)Pyricularia oryzae
(D)Colletotrichum falcatum

Answer: (A)

Solution

*Sphacelotheca sorghii*, the smut fungus of sorghum (a Basidiomycete), produces thick-walled chlamydospores from its dikaryotic mycelium, which serve as resting/resistant spores. *Rhizopus*,

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