A clamp connection is

A. a ring of hyphae produced by some fungi that is used to snare nematodes.
B. a bypass formed during cell division in basidiomycetes that aids distribution on nuclei.
C. the connection of a basidiospore to the basidium.
D. the sticky substance that holds shelf fungi onto trees.
E. the hyphae that hold crustose lichens onto rocks.


B. a bypass formed during cell division in basidiomycetes that aids distribution on nuclei.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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