An expanded inventory of conserved meiotic genes provides evidence for sex in Trichomonas vaginalis.

Meiosis is a defining feature of eukaryotes but its phylogenetic distribution has not been broadly determined, especially among eukaryotic microorganisms (i.e. protists)-which represent the majority of eukaryotic 'supergroups'. We surveyed genomes of animals, fungi, plants and protists for...

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Main Authors: Shehre-Banoo Malik, Arthur W Pightling, Lauren M Stefaniak, Andrew M Schurko, John M Logsdon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18663385/?tool=EBI