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2 unusual facts about Dikaryon


Dikaryon

In the Ascomycota this attribute is most often found in the ascogenous hyphae and ascocarp while the bulk of the mycelia remains monokaryotic.

In the Basidiomycota this is the dominate phase with most Basidiomycota monokaryons weakly growing ans short-lived.


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Syncytium

Most fungi of Basidiomycota exist as a dikaryon in which threadlike cells are partially partitioned into segments each containing two differing nuclei.


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