Continuous hyphae filled with multinucleated cytoplasm, lacking cross-walls, are termed as:
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Correct answer: Coenocytic hyphae
In some fungi (like Phycomycetes), the hyphae are continuous tubes without septa (cross-walls) and contain many nuclei, a condition known as coenocytic.
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