| Literature DB >> 28622845 |
Marc-André Selosse1, Laure Schneider-Maunoury2, Elisa Taschen3, François Rousset4, Franck Richard5.
Abstract
The life cycle of the black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) includes a mating before sporulation: although the species is hermaphroditic, mating turns out to involve parents with very different features, that mostly behave as male or female only, suggesting that this species undergoes forced dioecism.Entities:
Keywords: Tuber; ascomycetes’ lifecycle; dioecism; sexual dimorphism
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28622845 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.05.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079