Black Truffle, a Hermaphrodite with Forced Unisexual Behaviour

The life cycle of the black truffle ( Tuber melanosporum ) includes a mating before sporulation: although the species is hermaphroditic, mating turns out to involve parents with very different features, that mostly behave as male or female only, suggesting that this species undergoes forced dioecism...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) 2017-10, Vol.25 (10), p.784-787
Main Authors: Selosse, Marc-André, Schneider-Maunoury, Laure, Taschen, Elisa, Rousset, François, Richard, Franck
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ascomycetes’ lifecycle
Ascomycota - genetics
Ascomycota - physiology
dioecism
DNA, Fungal - genetics
Genomes
Internal Medicine
Life cycle engineering
Life Cycle Stages - genetics
Life Cycle Stages - physiology
Life cycles
Life Sciences
Mating
Microbiology and Parasitology
Mushrooms
Mycology
Parents
Plant biology
sexual dimorphism
Soil Microbiology
Sporulation
Tuber
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The life cycle of the black truffle ( Tuber melanosporum ) includes a mating before sporulation: although the species is hermaphroditic, mating turns out to involve parents with very different features, that mostly behave as male or female only, suggesting that this species undergoes forced dioecism.
ISSN:0966-842X
1878-4380
DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2017.05.010