* differentiation
of a morphological structure is described as a function of filament ontogeny and cytological
modification, and structures
seen in different taxa, are
compared for similarities and differences
at each stage of the development
* it's
the exact sequence of events leading
to the fruiting body (carposporophyte or cystocarp),
that enables
us to evaluate the evolutionary
significance of these
events by comparing them to
the situation found in other taxa
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