How does sexual reproduction occur in fungi?

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Sexual reproduction in fungi :
In fungus, sexual reproduction often occurs under adverse environmental conditions.
Based on mating species, they are divided into two homothallic and heterothallic species.
This fungal reproductive system is called the teleomorph (sexual structures) and is of four types: Ascospores, Basidiospores, Oospores, and Zygospores.
There are many variations in fungal sexual reproduction, which include the following three stages.
Plasmogamy: A combination of protoplasm.
Karyogamy: The integration of the nucleus.
Meiosis: The cell cycle involved in nuclear dissociation.

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