A conjugation process that results in the union of cellular and genetic information from compatible mating types. An example of this process is found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Synonyms:
related_synonym:
cell fusion; mating
alt_id:
GO:0007322; GO:0007333; GO:0030461; GO:0030477
xref:
Wikipedia:Conjugation
only_in_taxon:
NCBITaxon:4751 ! Fungi or Dictyostelium; NCBITaxon:5782 ! Fungi or Dictyostelium