Asexual reproduction induces a rapid and permanent loss of sexual reproduction capacity in the rice fungal pathogen <it>Magnaporthe oryzae</it>: results of <it>in vitro </it>experimental evolution assays
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sexual reproduction is common in eukaryotic microorganisms, with few species reproducing exclusively asexually. However, in some organisms, such as fungi, asexual reproduction alternates with episodic sexual reproduction events. Fung...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/42 |