Fungi exhibit a fascinating array of sexual reproductive strategies that play a vital role in their adaptation and evolution. Central to these processes is the mating‐type (MAT) locus, which governs ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 51, No. 1 (Jan., 1964), pp. 72-78 (7 pages) Investigations of a nonfilamentous fungus (Schizochytrium aggregatum gen. et sp. nov.) reveal that it proliferates ...

The Pro1 protein helps express mating-related genes in different species of fungi. But what happens when Pro1 malfunctions? Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science have found that mutations ...

Fungi are a diverse group of organisms with a huge variation in reproductive strategy. While almost all species can reproduce sexually, many reproduce asexually most of the time. When sexual ...

This video will talk about the last characteristic feature of fungi that is the different methods of reproduction. • Vegetative reproduction can take place by fragmentation (eg. Rhizopus), fission (eg ...

The ‘paradox of sex’ refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living beings than the asexual mode. Sexual reproduction requires at least two mates, exposes ...