Switching it up: algal insights into sexual transitions
| Autor: | Susana M. Coelho, James G. Umen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0303 health sciences Algae Sexes Reproduction Cell Biology Plant Science Biology Sex determination Mating system Phaeophyta 01 natural sciences Biological Evolution Sexual dimorphism 03 medical and health sciences Meiosis Evolutionary biology Mating type Chlorophyta Perspective 030304 developmental biology 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Plant Reproduction |
| ISSN: | 2194-7961 2194-7953 |
| Popis: | While the process of meiosis is highly conserved across eukaryotes, the sexual systems that govern life cycle phase transitions are surprisingly labile. Switches between sexual systems have profound evolutionary and ecological consequences, in particular for plants, but our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms and ultimate causes underlying these transitions is still surprisingly incomplete. We explore here the idea that brown and green algae may be interesting comparative models that can increase our understanding of relevant processes in plant reproductive biology, from evolution of gamete dimorphism, gametogenesis, sex determination and transitions in sex-determining systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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