Fungal sex: meiosis machinery in ancient symbiotic fungi.


Autoria(s): Sanders I.R.
Data(s)

2011

Resumo

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are important symbionts that enhance plant growth. They were thought to have been asexual for hundreds of millions of years. A new study reveals that the fungi actually possess highly conserved genetic machinery for completion of meiosis.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_493500340CF0

isbn:1879-0445 (Electronic)

pmid:22075432

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.021

isiid:000297139600012

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

Current Biology, vol. 21, no. 21, pp. R896-R897

Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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