Explain the difference between plasmogamy and karyogamy

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ANSWER: Plasmogamy is the fusion of two cells so they share a common cytoplasm but keep the two
original nuclei separate. It results in a cell that has two distinct nuclei, also called a
dikaryon, with ploidy of n + n. Karyogamy is the fusion of the two nuclei; when this
occurs, the cell ceases being an n + n dikaryon and instead becomes a true 2n diploid cell.

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