Question

During reproduction in certain fungi, when the two hyphae fuse together, there is fusion of cytoplasm, but the nuclei remain separate. What is this phenomenon known as?

• A. Syncytum
• B. Karyogamy
• C. Plasmogamy
• D. Fibroblast

Answer 1

The correct option is C Plasmogamy

• Plasmogamy is a stage in the sexual reproduction of fungi, in which the cytoplasm of two-parent cells (usually from the mycelia) fuses together without the fusion of nuclei, effectively bringing two haploid nuclei to close together in the same cell.

So the correct option is 'plasmogamy'.