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What is mean by thermal dimorphism?

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Thermal dimorphism is the capacity to form different structures at different temperatures. For example, some fungi exhibit thermal dimorphism. They exist as molds when outside the human body and as yeasts when they are in the human body.

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Dimorphic fungi have 2 morphologic forms: yeast in the tissue at 37 degrees Celsius and mold in the environment at cooler temperatures; this feature is called thermal dimorphism

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