homothallic
Speech parts
1. homothallic - Noun
2. homothallic - Adjective
Meaning
homothallic (not comparable)
(of some algae and fungi) Producing male and female reproductive structures in the same plant
homothallic (plural homothallics)
A homothallic fungus or alga
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Examples
Others are secondarily homothallic, in that two compatible nuclei following meiosis migrate into each basidiospore, which is then dispersed as a pre-existing dikaryon.
These fungi are said to be homothallic, versus the normal heterothallic species with mating types.