Arrange the following events in the correct chronological sequence during sexual reproduction (zygospore formation) in the bread mould (*Rhizopus*), from the initial contact of hyphae to the formation of a mature zygospore.
- 1Two compatible hyphal strains (+ and -) grow towards each other and produce specialized outgrowths called progametangia.
- 2Septa (cross-walls) form behind the swollen tips to isolate multinucleate gametangia from the supporting suspensor cells.
- 3The intervening walls dissolve, allowing plasmogamy and karyogamy to occur between the paired nuclei.
- 4The resulting cell enlarges and secretes a thick, dark, resistant wall to become a dormant zygospore.
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The correct chronological order of zygospore formation in Rhizopus is: First, compatible (+ and -) hyphae produce progametangia outgrowths; Second, septa form to isolate multinucleate gametangia; Third, contacting walls dissolve leading to cytoplasmic and nuclear fusion (plasmogamy and karyogamy); Fourth, a thick, dark wall is secreted to form a mature zygospore.
Sexual reproduction in Rhizopus proceeds sequentially: (1) attraction and growth of (+ and -) progametangia toward each other, (2) formation of septa to isolate gametangia from suspensors, (3) dissolution of common walls leading to plasmogamy and karyogamy, and (4) wall thickening to form a mature, resistant zygospore.
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Sexual reproduction and zygospore formation in Zygomycota (Rhizopus)