Question

what are the steps involved during the sexual cycle in kingdum fungi

Answer 1

• Sexual reproduction in fungi involves following steps:

  • plasmogamy − fusion of protoplasm of two gametes

  • karyogamy − fusion of two nuclei

  • meiosis in zygote resulting in haploid spores

• During sexual reproduction in fungus,

  • fusion of two haploid hyphae of compatible mating types takes place which may result

    • in a diploid cell (2n) in some fungi or

    • an intervening dikaryotic stage (n + n) called dikaryon and a phase called dikaryophase occurs - mainly in classes Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes