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Genomic clues to an ancient asexual scandal

Despite abandoning meiosis, the bdelloid rotifers have persisted for millions of years and given rise to hundreds of species. Several mechanisms - allelic variants with different functions, high effective population size, and resistance to radiation - may contribute to their success.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rice, William R, Friberg, Urban
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2246254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18177507
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2007-8-12-232