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Question
In fungal sexual reproduction, what is the stage where the cytoplasm of two compatible hyphae fuses, bringing their protoplasts together, but the nuclei remain separate?
Correct Answer
Option C is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
Plasmogamy is the fusion of cytoplasm from two compatible hyphae, leading to a dikaryotic (or heterokaryotic) stage where two haploid nuclei coexist in a single cell. Karyogamy is the fusion of these nuclei, and meiosis is the reductional division.
Hint
The term literally means 'plasma marriage' or 'cytoplasm fusion'.