POLYRIBOSOMES AND MORPHOLOGY IN NEUROSPORA CRASSA

Abstract
Polyribosomes were not found in resting conidia, dormant ascospores, and starved hyphae of N. crassa. Polyribosomes were, however, found in growing hyphae and germinating spores. These results suggest that informational RNA, necessary for polyribosome formation, is not stored in cells not actively engaged in protein synthesis.