Question #713ea
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Nov 11, 2017
The proper term is "gametangial copulation". It necessarily requires contact.
Explanation:
In Ascomycetes, the entire contents of the two gametangia fuse with each other, the process is called the gametangial copulation . In the members of Phycomycetes and Ascomycetes the gametangia taking part in gametangial copulation are called the antheridia (singular-antheridium) and the oogonia (singular-oogonium)