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A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores

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.

A cell that is the site of meiosis and in which endogenous spores (usually meiospores but sometimes also ascoconidia) are formed (Pl asci ) (15)
saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
A sac-like structure containing four spores in S cerevisiae Plural: asci
Saclike cell of the sexual state formed by fungi in the phylum Ascomycota containing ascospores
{i} spore sac found in certain types of fungi (Botany)
A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi

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Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative
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ASCI (Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative) is an initiative of Defense Programs at the U S Department of Energy, in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories The ASCI Project aims at verifying the safety, reliability, and performance of the U S nuclear stockpile by shifting from nuclear test based methods to computer simulations based methods
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Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative See Flash Center
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Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative -- Its grid securely connects three U S Department of Energy (DOE) Labs, including Sandia National Labs, Lawrence Livermore National Lab and Los Alamos National Lab
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange A standard coding technique for representing computer information The 7-bit ASCII code contains 128 possible character values from hexadecimal 00 to 7F The 8-bit ASCII code or Extended ASCII contains 256 possible character values from hexadecimal 00 to FF Printable characters such as A and % are found in the range hex 20 to 7E
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plural of ascus
ascus

    Hyphenation

    as·cus

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'as-k&s ] (noun.) 1830. From Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askos, “a sac”).
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