Anisogamy evolved with a reduced sex-determining region in volvocine green algae
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0019-5
Abstract: Male and female gametes differing in size—anisogamy—emerged independently from isogamous ancestors in various eukaryotic lineages, although genetic bases of this emergence are still unknown. Volvocine green algae are a model lineage for investigating the transition… read more here.
Keywords: volvocine green; sex determining; green algae; algae ... See more keywords