title: Neurospora as a model to empirically test central hypotheses in eukaryotic genome evolution: why this fungal genus offers promising opportunities.
abstract: The fungus Neurospora comprises a novel model for testing hypotheses involving the role of sex and reproduction in eukaryotic genome evolution. Its variation in reproductive mode, lack of sex-specific genotypes, availability of phylogenetic species, and young sex-regulating chromosomes make research in this genus complementary to animal and plant models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Carrie A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Whittle
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Johannesson
mesh_terms: D015825:Chromosomes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D016681:Genome, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009491:Neurospora / Q000235:genetics*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000235:genetics