Which statement about the dikaryotic stage of the life cycle of some fungi is true?
A) The dikaryon has swimming gametes with flagella.
B) The dikaryon is the only true diploid structure.
C) Meiosis occurs in the monokaryotic hyphae of the dikaryon.
D) The dikaryon is effectively neither diploid nor haploid.
E) Fungi with a dikaryon stage lack a true zygote stage.

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The dikaryon stage of the life cycle of some fungi is effectively neither diploid nor haploid, as it contains two genetically distinct haploid nuclei that do not fuse to form a diploid nucleus.

Which Statement About the Dikaryotic Stage of the Life Cycle