Linkage of mating-type loci distinguishes bipolar from tetrapolar mating in basidiomycetous smut fungi.
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Linkage of mating-type loci distinguishes bipolar from tetrapolar mating in basidiomycetous smut fungi.
Sexual compatibility requires self vs. non-self recognition. Genetically, two compatibility or mating-type systems govern recognition in heterothallic basidiomycete fungi such as the edible and woodrotting mushrooms and the economically important rust and smut phytopathogens. A bipolar system is defined by a single genetic locus (MAT) that can have two or multiple alleles. A tetrapolar system h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.15.7085