Neurospora
E580450
Neurospora is a genus of filamentous ascomycete fungi widely used as a model organism in genetics and molecular biology, especially for studying gene regulation and biochemical pathways.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ascomycete genus
ⓘ
fungus genus ⓘ genus ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | ascomycete fungi ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Sordariaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeSequenced | true ⓘ |
| genomeType | haploid dominant life cycle ⓘ |
| growthForm | mycelial ⓘ |
| habitat |
burned vegetation
ⓘ
decaying plant material ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies | Neurospora crassa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Neurospora crassa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neurospora discreta NERFINISHED ⓘ Neurospora intermedia NERFINISHED ⓘ Neurospora sitophila NERFINISHED ⓘ Neurospora tetrasperma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| modelOrganismFor |
biochemical pathways
ⓘ
circadian rhythms ⓘ developmental biology ⓘ gene regulation ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ photobiology ⓘ |
| morphology | filamentous fungus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ease of genetic manipulation
ⓘ
rapid growth ⓘ simple nutritional requirements ⓘ |
| order | Sordariales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction via conidia
ⓘ
sexual reproduction via ascospores ⓘ |
| sporeType |
ascospore
ⓘ
conidium ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedIn |
RNA interference studies
ⓘ
circadian clock research ⓘ classical genetics ⓘ epigenetics research ⓘ forward genetics ⓘ fungal biology education ⓘ light signaling research ⓘ metabolic pathway analysis ⓘ mutagenesis studies ⓘ nutritional genetics ⓘ reverse genetics ⓘ |
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