Chapter 32.3, Problem 10SAQ

Summary Introduction

To draw:

The life cycle of a basidiomycete and indicate the heterokaryotic stage.

Concept introduction:

Basidiomycetes are a subdivision of fungi that includes mushrooms, smuts, and rusts. The life cycle of basidiomycetes is almost similar to ascomycetes. The only difference is that the fruiting body in basidiomycetes is entirely composed of dikaryotic hyphae, while it consists of both haploid and dikaryotic hyphae in ascomycetes.