In Spirogyra, lateral conjugation takes place in the cells of
A
Same filament
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B
Two filaments of same species
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C
Two filaments of different species
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D
Both A and B
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Solution
The correct option is A Same filament The essential difference is that scalariform conjugation occurs between two filaments and lateral conjugation occurs between two adjacent cells on the same filament. Lateral conjugation occurs in monoecious or homothallic species.