Taxonomy vs Ascus - What's the difference?
taxonomy | ascus |
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
* 1967 , Constantine. J. Alexopoulos & Harold C. Bold, Algae and Fungi , p.101,
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ascus
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ascus is a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
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* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee also
* classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontologyascus
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(wikipedia ascus) (asci)- The one important character which distinguishes the Ascomycetes from all other fungi is the ascus' (plural, ' asci ). This is a sac-like structure in which ascospores are formed following karyogamy and meiosis.