monokaryons

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A form of monokaryon — A fungal mycelium or hypha in which each cell contains a single nucleus

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noun
  1. pluralplural of monokaryon

    When two compatible monokaryons of different specificity of mating pathways A (with A genes encoding homeodomain transcription factors) and B (the genes coding for a multispecific pheromone/receptor system) fuse, a fertile dikaryon is established [3 ].

    2015 August 19, “Dynein Heavy Chain, Encoded by Two Genes in Agaricomycetes, Is Required for Nuclear Migration in Schizophyllum commune”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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