Evolution of life cycles and reproductive traits: insights from the brown algae
S. Heesch, M. Serrano-Serrano, R. Luthringer, A. F. Peters, C. Destombe, J. M. Cock, M. Valero, D. Roze, N. Salamin, s. m. coelho
This study examines the evolution of life cycle and reproductive traits in brown algae, finding diploid growth may evolve due to mutation complementation and haploid sex determination is ancestral.
bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2019Evolutionary Biology