The Plot Thickens: Haploid and Triploid-Like Thalli, Hybridization, and Biased Mating Type Ratios in Letharia

The Plot Thickens: Haploid and Triploid-Like Thalli, Hybridization, and Biased Mating Type Ratios in Letharia

The study of the reproductive biology of lichen fungal symbionts has been traditionally challenging due to their complex lifestyles. Against the common belief of haploidy, a recent genomic study found a triploid-like signal in Letharia. Here, we infer the genome organization and reproduction in Leth...

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Main Authors: Sandra Lorena Ament-Velásquez, Veera Tuovinen, Linnea Bergström, Toby Spribille, Dan Vanderpool, Juri Nascimbene, Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Göran Thor, Hanna Johannesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Fungal Biology
Subjects:
lichens
heterothallism
mating type locus
ploidy
hybridization
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffunb.2021.656386/full

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