Takashi Hamaji et al. report genome assemblies for two volvocine green algae species spanning the transition from isogamy to anisogamy. Unexpectedly, they found that both species’ mating type loci (MT) are simple, suggesting their transition to anisogamy occurred without increased MT size and complexity.
- Takashi Hamaji
- Hiroko Kawai-Toyooka
- Hisayoshi Nozaki
