Discovery of new genomic configuration of mating-type loci in the largest lineage of lichen-forming-fungi
| Title | Discovery of new genomic configuration of mating-type loci in the largest lineage of lichen-forming-fungi |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2024 |
| Authors | White, KH, Keepers, K, Kane, N, Lendemer, JC |
| Secondary Authors | Giraud, T |
| Journal | Genome Biology and Evolution |
| Pagination | evae094 |
| Keywords | breeding system, genomics, metagenomics, Reproduction, sex determination |
| Abstract |
The genetic architecture of mating-type loci in lichen-forming fungi has been characterized in very few taxa. Despite the limited data, and in contrast to all other major fungal lineages, arrangements that have both mating-type alleles in a single haploid genome have been hypothesized to be absent from the largest lineage of lichen-forming fungi, the Lecanoromycetes. We report the discovery of both mating-type alleles from the haploid genomes of three species within this group. Our results demonstrate that Lecanoromycetes are not an outlier among Ascomycetes. |
| URL | https://academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/gbe/evae094/57357358/evae094.pdf |
| DOI | 10.1093/gbe/evae094 |
