Evolution of sexual reproduction: a view from the Fungal Kingdom supports an evolutionary epoch with sex before sexes.

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Published in Fungal Biol Rev on December 01, 2015

Authors

Joseph Heitman1

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1: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 USA.

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