Volvox Carteri: What Transgender Algae Reveal About The Evolutionary Origin Of The Sexes

There is nothing more natural than sexes. Throughout evolution, living things have repeatedly developed physically distinct genders but how this happens has been a puzzle. A discovery in the multicellular green alga Volvox carteri may be the revelation of the genetic origin of male and female sexes, showing how they evolved from a more primitive mating system in a single-celled relative. read more

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