ΔppoC and ΔppoA ΔppoC have decreased conidia and increased ascospore production compared to wild-type under both dark and light conditions (P < 0.001). Cultures of A. nidulans wild-type, ΔppoA, ΔppoC, and ΔppoA ΔppoC were grown at 37°C under dark and light conditions in GMM. Conidium production of 4- and 6-day-old cultures grown in the dark (A) or in light (B) and ascospore production of 4- and 6-day-old cultures grown in the dark (C) or in light (D). Values of ascospores in the dark (4 days) for wild-type, ΔppoA mutant, and ΔppoC mutant strains were low and cannot be represented in the graph (wild type, 390 ± 158; ΔppoA, 120 ± 69; ΔppoC, 330 ± 102). Values are the mean of four replicates, and error bars represent standard errors. Columns with asterisks represent values for the same day that differ significantly from the wild type (P < 0.001).