Which Consequently” can be categorized as the difference between plasmogamy and karyogamy. Plasmogamy is the fusion of two hyphal protoplasts that occurs before karyogamy

In fungi, sexual reproduction consists of three stages: plasmogamy, karyogamy, and meiosis. While the traditional understanding of sexual reproduction in fungi is that karyogamy occurs immediately after plasmogamy, recent research has demonstrated that this is not always the case. What is Plasmogamy? Plasmogamy is the union of two haploid cells. It occurs when cells of …

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