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Variable opportunities for outcrossing result in hotspots of novel genetic variation in a pathogen metapopulation

Many pathogens possess the capacity for sex through outcrossing, despite being able to reproduce also asexually and/or via selfing. Given that sex is assumed to come at a cost, these mixed reproductive strategies typical of pathogens have remained puzzling. While the ecological and evolutionary bene...

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Autores principales: Laine, Anna-Liisa, Barrès, Benoit, Numminen, Elina, Siren, Jukka P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6667214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31210640
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47091