mating pheromone secretion involved in regulation of conjugation with cellular fusion
mating pheromone secretion involved in regulation of conjugation with cellular fusion
The regulated release of a mating pheromone, a peptide hormone that induces a behavioral or physiological response(s) from a responding organism or cell, that regulates the union or introduction of genetic information from compatible mating types that results in a genetically different individual. Conjugation requires direct cellular contact between the organisms.