7. FERTILIZATION
MEIOSIS
HYPHAE FUSE
Fruiting body (N+N)
Button
+ Mating type (N)
- Mating type (N)
Basidiospores
(N)
Zygote
(2N)
Basidia
(N + N)
Gills
lined with
basidia
Gills
Stalk
Base
Cap
Haploid
Diploid
Figure 21-8 The Life Cycle of a
Basidiomycete
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