Fitness differences suppress the number of mating types in evolving isogamous species

Sexual reproduction is not always synonymous with the existence of two morphologically different sexes; isogamous species produce sex cells of equal size, typically falling into multiple distinct self-incompatible classes, termed mating types. A long-standing open question in evolutionary biology is...

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Main Authors: Yvonne Krumbeck, George W. A. Constable, Tim Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2020-02-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.192126