Clamp connection
Formation
Formation
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[thumb\|Clamp connections in Mitosis](/wiki/File:Fungus_cell_cycle-en.svg "Fungus cell cycle-en.svg")
[thumb\|Clamp connection formation between two nuclei (one shown in green, the other orange)](/wiki/File:Clamp_connections_fungi.svg "Clamp connections fungi.svg")
Clamp connections are formed by the terminal hypha during elongation. Before the clamp connection is formed this terminal segment contains two nuclei. Once the terminal segment is long enough it begins to form the clamp connection. At the same time, each nucleus undergoes [mitotic division](/wiki/Mitotic_division "Mitotic division") to produce two daughter nuclei. As the clamp continues to develop it uptakes one of the daughter (green circle) nuclei and separates it from its sister nucleus. While this is occurring the remaining nuclei (orange circles) begin to migrate from one another to opposite ends of the cell. Once all these steps have occurred a [septum](/wiki/Hypha "Hypha") forms, separating each set of nuclei.


Can clamp connections be formed without mitotic division?