Question

If a fungal thallus has both male and female reproductive structures, it will be called:

• A. Heterothallic
• B. Homothallic
• C. Dioecious
• D. Monoecious

Answer 1

The correct option is B Homothallic

Homothallism is the phenomenon in those fungi that are self-fertile and self-compatible i.e., having male and female reproductive structures on the same thallus. The thallus in these fungi is of one and single strain and thus two mycelia developing from a single spore are capable of interacting and forming diploid structures after syngamy.

So, the correct option is B.