dikaryophasen.
/dʌɪˈkarɪəfeɪz/ Biology.
A phase in the life-cycle of a fungus when it contains dikaryotic cells.
ΚΠ
1916 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms (ed. 3) 110/2 Dicaryophase, the stage ending in the production of teleutospores.
1932 Proc. 6th Int. Congress of Genetics II. 191 The haploid nuclei..remain associated in the relatively long, parasitic dikaryophase.
1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 246/1 Dikaryophase, that part of the life-history of many Basidiomycetae in which the hyphae are made up of segments, each containing two nuclei.
Derivatives
diˈkaryophyte n. a dikaryotic mycelium.
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1932 Proc. 6th Int. Congress of Genetics II. 191 New ‘dikaryophytes’..have been found in nature.
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