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plasmogamy - Mycelia of different types fuse together in plasmogamy (a stage where two parent mycelia fuse but the nuclei do not fuse) to form a dikaryotic mycelium that grows quickly and crowds out the haploid parental mycelia. The dikaryotic mycelium forms compact masses that develop into basidiocarps. These basidiocarps are fruiting bodies that arise in response to environmental stimuli. Basidium/Basidiospore - The basidiocarp contains basidia (singular: basidium) cells where karyogamy ...