A new male-specific gene "OTOKOGI" in Pleodorina starrii (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyta) unveils the origin of male and female

Biologia

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 772-777

  Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evolution; Maleness; Mating type; Oogamy; Sex; Volvocales

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PLEODORINA; VOLVOCACEAE;

EID: 57349168805     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-008-0097-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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