Microsporidia were previously thought to be an early-branching taxon of Eukarya due to their parasitic lifestyle.However,new evidence suggests they have evolved into a parasitic lifestyle through adaptive gene loss which places them as close relatives of the zygospore-producing
A) ascomycetes.
B) chytridiomycetes.
C) glomeromycetes.
D) zygomycetes.

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The question states that new evidence suggests that microsporidia have evolved into a parasitic lifestyle through adaptive gene loss, which means they are closely related to another group that produces zygospores. The only option for this is zygomycetes, making D the correct answer.

Microsporidia Were Previously Thought to Be an Early-Branching Taxon of Eukarya