Assume that one haploid nucleus of a fungus with a dikaryotic life cycle contains 16 chromosomes.One nucleus in a cell immediately after plasmogamy has occurred has _______ chromosomes.

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Plasmogamy is the fusion of two haploid fungal cells to form a dikaryotic cell, which means that each cell has two separate haploid nuclei, each with 16 chromosomes. Therefore, immediately after plasmogamy, the dikaryotic cell would have two haploid nuclei, each with 16 chromosomes, for a total of 32 chromosomes. However, the question is asking about only one of those haploid nuclei, which would still have the original 16 chromosomes. Therefore, the answer is C, 16 chromosomes.

Assume That One Haploid Nucleus of a Fungus with a Dikaryotic