Cell–cell signalling in sexual chemotaxis: a basis for gametic differentiation, mating types and sexes
While sex requires two parents, there is no obvious need for them to be differentiated into distinct mating types or sexes. Yet this is the predominate state of nature. Here, we argue that mating types could play a decisive role because they prevent the apparent inevitability of self-stimulation dur...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
The Royal Society
2015
|
| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4535405/ |