Multiple convergent supergene evolution events in mating-type chromosomes
Supergenes result from beneficial linkage and recombination suppression between two or more genes. Giraud and colleagues use whole genome sequencing data to show convergent evolution of supergenes on mating-type chromosomes in multiple closely-related fungal lineages.
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: |
Sara Branco,
Fantin Carpentier,
Ricardo C. Rodríguez de la Vega,
Hélène Badouin,
Alodie Snirc,
Stéphanie Le Prieur,
Marco A. Coelho,
Damien M. de Vienne,
Fanny E. Hartmann,
Dominik Begerow,
Michael E. Hood,
Tatiana Giraud |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
Published: |
Nature Publishing Group
2018-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04380-9
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