Question

6) Sexual reproduction in typically-haploid fungi involve key characters that allow us to uniquely classify most fungal phyla. In your first paragraph briefly describe the key differences in sexual reproduction among Fungi phyla .

In your second paragraph, focus on those life history stages which are not haploid (dikaryons and diploids). Explain the differences in the diploid or dikaryotic stage among fungi that have sex .

Finally, hypothesize what might be the causes or constraints that could be driving this evolutionary trend (if any), remembering that an hypothesis is an informed idea, or, speculate on an evolutionary trend (or not), using dikaryotic and diploid facts you reviewed above and fossil evidence or molecular phylogenies .

Answer 1