Fungal genomics: forensic evidence of sexual activity.
The genome sequence of the 'asexual' human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus suggests it has the capability to undergo mating and meiosis. That this organism engages in clandestine sexual activity is also suggested by observations of two equally distributed complementary mating types in nature, the expression of mating type genes and evidence of recent genome recombination events.
Gow
Neil A R
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School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK.
D000818:Animals; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D049770:Genes, Mating Type, Fungal; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D023281:Genomics; D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012098:Reproduction / Q000235:genetics; D012723:Sex; D013045:Species Specificity
D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins