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The sex organs are absent, but plasmogamy is brought about by the fusion of two vegetative or somatic cells of different genotypes. It is the feature of

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Phycomycetes
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Ascomycetes
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Basidiomycetes
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The correct option is C Basidiomycetes
Basidiomycetes is a group of fungi in which
(i) Sex organs are absent
(ii) The cytoplasm of two vegetative/somatic cells from two individuals with different genotypes fuse together during the sexual reproduction. This is called plasmogamy. This results in a single cell with two separate nuclei.

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