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karyogamy

American

[kar-ee-og-uh-mee] / ˌkær iˈɒg ə mi /

noun

Cell Biology.

the fusion of the nuclei of cells, as in fertilization.

karyogamy British

/ ˌkærɪˈɒɡəmɪ, ˌkærɪəˈɡæmɪk /

noun

biology the fusion of two gametic nuclei during fertilization

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Other Word Forms

karyogamic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of karyogamy

First recorded in 1890–95; karyo- + -gamy

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A dikaryotic ascus that forms in the ascocarp undergoes karyogamy, meiosis, and mitosis to form eight ascospores.

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A diploid ascus that forms in the ascocarp undergoes karyogamy, meiosis, and mitosis to form eight ascospores.

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In each ascus, two or more haploid ascospores fuse their nuclei in karyogamy.

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A haploid zygote that forms in the ascocarp undergoes karyogamy, meiosis, and mitosis to form eight ascospores.

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The basidia undergo karyogamy to form a 2n zygote.

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