Evolution of hierarchical cytoplasmic inheritance in the plasmodial slime mold Physarum polycephalum

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 710-722

  Iwanaga, Akiko ^a   Sasaki, Akira ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic inheritance; Heteroplasmy; Linear dominance hierarchy; Physarum polycephalum; Preferential digestion of mitochondria; Self incompatible mating type

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SLIME MOULD;

ANIMALIA; CHONDROMYCES; MYXOGASTRIA; PHYSARUM; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM;

EID: 2342486077     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00404.x     Document Type: Article

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