Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hadjivasiliou Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6715347 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hadjivasiliou Zena Z Pomiankowski Andrew A
eLife 20190829
The two partners required for sexual reproduction are rarely the same. This pattern extends to species which lack sexual dimorphism yet possess self-incompatible gametes determined at mating-type regions of suppressed recombination, likely precursors of sex chromosomes. Here we investigate the role of cellular signaling in the evolution of mating-types. We develop a model of ligand-receptor dynamics, and identify factors that determine the capacity of cells to send and receive signals. The model ...[more]