The evolution of sex: A perspective from the fungal kingdom

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 298-340

  Lee, Soo Chan ^a   Ni, Min ^a   Li, Wenjun ^a   Shertz, Cecelia ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BASIDIOMYCETES; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DERMATOPHYTE; EVOLUTION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; MATING; MEIOSIS; MICROSPORIDIA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FUNGI; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUNGI/METAZOA GROUP; METAZOA;

EID: 77952946376     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00005-10     Document Type: Review

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