Neurospora as a model to empirically test central hypotheses in eukaryotic genome evolution.Carrie A. Whittle &Hanna Johannesson -2012 -Bioessays 34 (11):934-937.detailsGraphical AbstractThe fungus Neurospora comprises a novel model for testing hypotheses involving the role of sex and reproduction in eukaryotic genome evolution. Its variation in reproductive mode, lack of sex-specific genotypes, availability of phylogenetic species, and young sex-regulating chromosomes make research in this genus complementary to animal and plant models.