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Parasexuality was 1st reported in

A. Aspergillus nidulans

B. Peronospora parasitica

C. Fusarium moniliforme

D. Alternaria alternata

Answer: Option A

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Parasexuality was 1st reported in Aspergillus nidulans.
The parasexual cycle, a process restricted to fungi and single-celled organisms, is a ccnonsexual mechanism of parasexuality for transferring genetic material without meiosis or the development of sexual structures.
It was first described by Italian geneticist Guido Pontecorvo in 1956 during studies on Aspergillus nidulans.
A parasexual cycle is initiated by the fusion of hyphae during which nuclei and other cytoplasmic components occupy the same cell.

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