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High variability in a mating type linked region in the dry rot fungus Serpula lacrymans caused by frequency-dependent selection?
BMC genetics - 12 Jul 2010
Engh Ingeborg Bjorvand, Skrede Inger, Saetre Glenn-Peter, Kauserud Håvard
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BACKGROUND: The mating type loci that govern the mating process in fungi are thought to be influenced by negative frequency-dependent selection due to rare allele advantage. In this study we used a mating type linked DNA marker as a proxy to indirectly study the allelic richness and geographic di...
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