Why outcross? The abandon-ship hypothesis in a facultative outcrossing/selfing fungal species.

Fungal Genetics and Biology(2018)

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Abstract
•Most facultative sexual species increase sexual reproduction in stressful conditions.•The abandon-ship hypothesis suggests sex increases to benefit from recombination.•We tested this hypothesis using the homothallic A. nidulans.•Our results support the abandon-ship hypothesis.
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Haploid selfing,Homothallism,Sexual reproduction,Stress,Aspergillus nidulans,Microorganisms
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