The fusion of two motile or non-motile gametes during the sexual cycle of fungi is called:
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Correct answer: Plasmogamy
Plasmogamy is the first step of sexual reproduction where the protoplasm of two compatible gametes or hyphae fuses, bringing two nuclei together in one cell.
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