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basidia

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[buh-sid-ee-uh] / bəˈsɪd i ə /

noun

  1. plural of basidium.


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The basidia undergo karyogamy to form a 2n zygote.

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The “gills” are actually compacted hyphae on which the basidia are borne.

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Gills on the underside of the mushroom cap contain cells called basidia.

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The basidiocarp bears the developing basidia on the gills under its cap.

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The mycelium is always found to contain conjugate nuclei before the formation of basidia, but the point at which the conjugate condition arises seems very variable.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various