The mating type locus (MAT) and sexual reproduction of Cryptococcus heveanensis: insights into the evolution of sex and sex-determining chromosomal regions in fungi.
Mating in basidiomycetous fungi is often controlled by two unlinked, multiallelic loci encoding homeodomain transcription factors or pheromones/pheromone receptors. In contrast to this tetrapolar organization, Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii have a bipolar mating system, and a single bia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2873909?pdf=render |