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The most common method of asexual reproduction in unicellular Yeast is --------------.

Options

  1. AFragmentation
  2. BBudding
  3. CBinary fission
  4. DConidia formation

Correct answer

B. Budding

Step-by-step solution

Yeast is a unicellular fungus that primarily reproduces asexually through a process called budding. In this process, a small outgrowth or bud develops on the parent cell, which eventually detaches to form a new yeast cell. Fragmentation is seen in filamentous organisms like Spirogyra. Binary fission is common in bacteria and Amoeba. Conidia formation is observed in fungi like Penicillium. Answer: Budding

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