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clamp connection
clamp connection[′klamp kə‚nek·shən] (mycology) In the Basidiomycetes, a lateral connection formed between two adjoining cells of a filament and arching over the septum between them and permitting a type of pseudosexual activity. clamp connection
clamp con·nec·tion (klamp kŏ-nek'shŭn), In fungi, a short hypha which bypasses a hyphal septum and is attached to the two cells adjacent to the septum; characteristic of most members of the phylum Basidiomycetes. Fig. 105 Clamp connection . Formation of clamp connections in dikaryotic mycelium. clamp connection a hyphal structure formed during cell division in certain BASIDIOMYCETES to ensure maintenance of the DIKARYON. A daughter NUCLEUS segregates into the clamp and a SEPTUM forms to give two binucleate cells. |