Comparative genomics of smut fungi suggest the ability of meiosis and mating in asexual species of the genus Pseudozyma (Ustilaginales)
Lena Steins, Marco Alexandre Guerreiro, Marine Duhamel, Fei Liu, Qiming Wang, Teun Boekhout, Dominik Begerow
The paper compares genomic capabilities for mating and meiosis across Pseudozyma and parasitic Ustilaginales species, finding conserved sexual function genes in non-parasitic species.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2023 · PreprintGenomics