In organisms that undergo conjugation with cellular fusion, the process resulting in desensitization following exposure to pheromone stimulus that act to down-regulate further stimulation or block initial conjugation responses. An example of this is the adaptation to pheromone during conjugation with cellular fusion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
adaptation of signalling pathway by response to pheromone involved in conjugation with cellular fusion; desensitization to pheromone during conjugation with cellular fusion
related_synonym:
adaptation to pheromone during conjugation with cellular fusion