plasmogamy

(noun)

stage of sexual reproduction joining the cytoplasm of two parent mycelia without the fusion of nuclei

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Examples of plasmogamy in the following topics:

  • Ascomycota: The Sac Fungi

    • At fertilization, the antheridium and the ascogonium combine in plasmogamy without nuclear fusion.

  • Fungi Reproduction

    • First, during plasmogamy (literally, "marriage or union of cytoplasm"), two haploid cells fuse, leading to a dikaryotic stage where two haploid nuclei coexist in a single cell.