di·kar·y·on

(dī-kăr′ē-ŏn′, -ən)

A hypha occurring in certain fungi after sexual reproduction in which each compartment contains two nuclei, one from each parent.

[di- + Greek karuon, nut, kernel; see karyo-.]

di·kar′y·ot′ic (-ŏt′ĭk) adj.

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References in periodicals archive

Keywords: Mating type monokaryon dikaryon molecular marker oyster mushroom.

DNA PEDIGREE TRACKING TO IDENTIFY COMPATIBLE MATING PARTNERS OF PLEUROTUS PULMONARIUS

Before infection can occur, the smuts need to undergo a successful mating to form dikaryotic hyphae (two haploid cells fuse to form a dikaryon).

Illustrated Genera Of Smut Fungi

The end of reprogramming can be defined by morphological similarity of nuclei in dikaryon. We give one more reason.

Increased cell fusion in cerebral cortex may contribute to poststroke regeneration

Formation of an extracellular lacease by Schizophyllum commune dikaryon. Journal of Genral Microbiology, 132: 2817-2826.

Enhancement of laccase in ectomycorrhizal fungus Hebeloma cylindrosporum in presence of different substrates

This was done due to the ability of monocaryotic hyphae of some fungi to fuse (anastomose) and exchange genetic material following contact with another monokaryon or dikaryon of the same species (Rayner and Boddy 1988, Ainsworth and Rayner 1989, Beeching et al.

Comparison of isolates and strains within the brown-rot fungus genus Gloeophyllum using the soil block decay method

Dikaryon colonies produced off-white aerial mycelium as a thin haze.

New species of Lentaria (Fungi: Aphyllophorales): redescription and mating systems of L. surculus and L. byssiseda

The infective stage of the fungus is a dikaryon that is formed when haploid sporidia of opposite mating-type conjugate.

Sex-specific costs of resistance to the fungal pathogen Ustilago violacea (Microbotryum violaceum) in Silene alba

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