Evolution of fungal sex chromosomes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 299-306

  Fraser, James A ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ALGA; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACTERIUM; BASIDIOMYCETES; CELL TYPE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL REPRODUCTION; GENDER IDENTITY; GENE LOCUS; GENOME; MAMMAL; MATING TYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES COMPARISON; USTILAGO; USTILAGO MAYDIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; MAMMALS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; NEUROSPORA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; USTILAGO; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0942290451     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03874.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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