Question

What is delayed karyogamy?

Answer 1

Karyogamy:

1. Karyogamy is a process that takes place during sexual reproduction involving the fusion of two haploid gametes.
2. It results in the formation of a diploid zygote.
3. Karyogamy is delayed for a long period of time in the phylum of Basidiomycetes.
4. Following plasmogamy, the dominant dikaryotic phase exists in this phylum where two haploid nuclei exist without fusing with each other.