The stage in a fungus's life cycle when it has two nuclei in its cells.
From dicaryon + -phase (Greek phasis, appearance/stage). Compound term created in mycology to name a distinct life stage in fungal development.
Some fungi spend most of their life in this two-nucleus phase, which is why they reproduce so effectively—they're living in this special intermediate state!
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