During the sexual reproduction in Basidiomycetes, the karyogamy occurs?
Option: 1
Basidiospores
Option: 2
Mycelia
Option: 3
Basidium
Option: 4
Sterigma
Answers (1)
Basidiomycetes (Club fungi) -
Sexual organs are absent in basidiomycetes.
Sexual reproduction is by somatogamy between cells of monokaryotic mycelium of opposite strains. It results in the formation of dikaryotic mycelium which gives rise to basidium.
In the basidium karyogamy takes place. The diploid nucleus undergoes meiosis and later basidiospores are formed exogenously on the basidium.
The fruiting body of basidiomycetes is called basidiocarp.