Which of the following represents the CORRECT order of events in fungal sexual reproduction starting from when hyphae of two different mating types grow together?
A)plasmogamy $\rightarrow$ heterokaryotic stage $\rightarrow$ karyogamy $\rightarrow$ zygote $\rightarrow$ meiosis $\rightarrow$ spore production and dispersal $\rightarrow$haploid mycelium
B)spore production and dispersal $\rightarrow$ karyogamy $\rightarrow$heterokaryotic stage $\rightarrow$plasmogamy $\rightarrow$ zygote $\rightarrow$ meiosis $\rightarrow$ haploid mycelium
C)spore production and dispersal $\rightarrow$plasmogamy $\rightarrow$heterokaryotic stage $\rightarrow$karyogamy $\rightarrow$ zygote $\rightarrow$ meiosis $\rightarrow$ haploid mycelium
D)karyogamy$\rightarrow$ heterokaryotic stage $\rightarrow$ plasmogamy $\rightarrow$ zygote $\rightarrow$ meiosis $\rightarrow$ spore production and dispersal $\rightarrow$ haploid mycelium
E)heterokaryotic stage $\rightarrow$ plasmogamy $\rightarrow$karyogamy $\rightarrow$zygote $\rightarrow$ meiosis $\rightarrow$ haploid mycelium $\rightarrow$spore production and dispersal

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The correct sequence for fungal sexual reproduction is: plasmogamy (fusion of cytoplasm from two different mating types), leading to a heterokaryotic stage (nuclei from different types coexist without fusing), followed by karyogamy (fusion of nuclei), resulting in a zygote, which then undergoes meiosis to produce haploid spores. These spores disperse and grow into new haploid mycelia.

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