The parasexual cycle (or parasexuality), a process peculiar to fungi and single-celled organisms, is a nonsexual mechanism for transferring genetic material without meiosis or the development of sexual structures. It was first described by Italian geneticist Guido Pontecorvo in 1956 during studies on Aspergillus nidulans (also called Emericella ni...
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A sequence involving heterokaryon formation, diploidization, and haploidization, often resulting in the formation of recombinant nuclei. Unlike the sexual cycle, the parasexual cycle can occur at any point or continuously throughout the life cycle.
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A mechanism whereby recombination of hereditary properties is based on mitosis rather than meiosis.
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