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Is sex necessary?

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Sun, S; Heitman, J
Published in: BMC Biol
August 31, 2011

Fungal sexual reproductive modes have markedly high diversity and plasticity, and asexual species have been hypothesized to arise frequently from sexual fungal species. A recent study on the red yeasts provides further support for the notion that sexual ancestors may give rise to shorter-lived asexual species. However, presumed asexual species may also be cryptically sexual, as revealed by other recent studies.

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BMC Biol

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1741-7007

Publication Date

August 31, 2011

Volume

9

Start / End Page

56

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Yeasts
  • Reproduction, Asexual
  • Models, Biological
  • Developmental Biology
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
 

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Sun, S., & Heitman, J. (2011). Is sex necessary? BMC Biol, 9, 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-9-56
Sun, Sheng, and Joseph Heitman. “Is sex necessary?BMC Biol 9 (August 31, 2011): 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-9-56.
Sun S, Heitman J. Is sex necessary? BMC Biol. 2011 Aug 31;9:56.
Sun, Sheng, and Joseph Heitman. “Is sex necessary?BMC Biol, vol. 9, Aug. 2011, p. 56. Pubmed, doi:10.1186/1741-7007-9-56.
Sun S, Heitman J. Is sex necessary? BMC Biol. 2011 Aug 31;9:56.
Journal cover image

Published In

BMC Biol

DOI

EISSN

1741-7007

Publication Date

August 31, 2011

Volume

9

Start / End Page

56

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Yeasts
  • Reproduction, Asexual
  • Models, Biological
  • Developmental Biology
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences