#128: Anastamosis

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  1. May 12, 2017

    […] meet, a series of chemical interactions determines whether they can fuse with one another (see FFF#128).  If the chemicals do not match up correctly, the cells at the contact point die and the fungi […]

  2. September 15, 2017

    […] they are typically black and a few millimeters thick5 and branch and fuse just like hyphae do (see FFF#128), but on a much larger scale. The large size of the rhizomorphs makes the mycelium more efficient […]

  3. February 23, 2019

    […] their cells and enter the dikaryon stage (for more on this process – called anastomosis – see FFF#128).  In this stage, each fungal cell has two nuclei – one with chromosomes from one parent and one […]

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