Life Cycle of Mushrooms in the Phylum Basidiomycota

The life cycle follows each of these basidiospores of two different mating types as they each germinate and grow by mitosis into a monokaryon. The two monokaryons fuse and a dikaryon is formed. Sexual reproduction occurs with the formation of a basidium. Within the basidium, the two different nuclei fuse (karyogamy), forming a diploid nucleus. This nucleus instantly divides by meiosis, forming 4 haploid nuclei (two blue, two red). Small projections called sterigmata emerge from the basidium and each nucleus is moved through a sterigma, extending the cell wall around each to form basidiospores.
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When the substrate is depleted of nutrients a fruiting body appears? That doesn’t make sense to me. Can you explain further.

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[@aabishali8950]

First i have to ask that do each of basidium in fruiting body have those 2 nuclei or only one basidium at a time get those nuclei?

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There are millions of basidia in the gills of the mushroom and each basidia receives 2 nuclei which produce 4 basidiospores.

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I have a question please answer.
When two hyphae combine means only 2 nuclei come together then how so much of basidium have that 2 nuclei that wil fuse and form badidiospore at the end?
Much confused plzz answer it

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Every cell has the 2 nuclei.

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