n.
The coming together and fusing of cell nuclei, as in fertilization.
karyogamy
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(kăr'ē-ŏg'ə-mē)
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n.
The coming together and fusing of cell nuclei, as in fertilization.
kar'y·o·gam'ic (-ə-găm'ĭk) adj.| Wikipedia: Karyogamy |
Karyogamy is the fusion of pronuclei of two cells, as part of syngamy, fertilization, or true bacterial conjugation.
It is one of the two major modes of reproduction in fungi. In fungi that lack sexual cycles, it is an important source of genetic variation through the formation of somatic diploids.
The term comes for the Greek karyo meaning ___ and gamos meaning marriage.
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