Pro1 protein malfunction causes female sterility in the rice blast fungus (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Pro1 protein malfunction causes female sterility in the rice blast fungus

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Pro1 protein malfunction bolsters the asexual mode of reproduction and, thus, provides a ‘fitness advantage’ in the rice blast fungus by causing female sterility

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Takashi Kamakura from Tokyo University of Science

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