ho·mo·thal·lic

(hō′mō-thăl′ĭk, hŏm′ō-)

adj.

Capable of self-fertilization. Used of certain fungi and algae.

[homo- + Greek thallos, young shoot; see thallo- + -ic.]

ho′mo·thal′lism n.

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homothallic

(ˌhəʊməʊˈθælɪk)

adj

(Botany) (of some algae and fungi) having both male and female reproductive organs on the same thallus, which can be self-fertilizing. Compare heterothallic

[C20: from homo- + Greek thallos green shoot]

ˌhomoˈthallism n

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ho•mo•thal•lic

(ˌhoʊ məˈθæl ɪk, ˌhɒm ə-)

adj.

1. (of a fungus) having all mycelia alike, the opposite sexual functions being performed by different cells of a single mycelium.

2. monoecious.

[1900–05; homo- + thall (us) + -ic]

ho`mo•thal′lism, n.

References in periodicals archive

fimicola belongs to saprophytic genera and is homothallic; grows well on organic material, isolated from dung of herbivores and is wide spread in nature.

Short Communication - Diversity of Retrotransposons (Ty3-gypsy, LINEs and Ty1-copia) in Sordaria fimicola

This inoculum preparation protocol resulted in the production of mycelium, sporangia and chlamydospores for all four species, and possibly in the production of oospores for the homothallic (i.e., self-fertile) P.

Three new Phytophthora detection methods, including training dogs to sniff out the pathogen, prove reliable

In homothallic fungi, self-fertility is possible when both mating type genes are present and functional within the same organism, either on different chromosomes or adjacent to the same chromosome.

Characterization of Mating Type Genes in Aspergillus flavus Populations from Two Locations in Kenya

It is self-fertile (homothallic) and complete its life cycle within 10 days on a large variety of common growth media used in the research laboratories.

Isolation of Coprophilous Fungus Sordaria fimicola from Different Areas of Lahore-Pakistan, and Molecular Characterization by ITS and RAPD-SCAR PCR

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