Distribution of the Sex-Determining Gene MID and Molecular Correspondence of Mating Types within the Isogamous Genus Gonium (Volvocales, Chlorophyta)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Hamaji, Takashi ^a,e   Ferris, Patrick J ^b   Nishii, Ichiro ^c   Nishimura, Yoshiki ^a   Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENOTYPE; GONIUM; GONIUM MULTICOCCUM; HOMOGAMY; HOMOTHALLISM; MATING TYPE; MID GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PANDORINA; POLYPHYLY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YAMAGISHIELLA;

ANIMALS; CHLOROPHYTA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84877837473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064385     Document Type: Article

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