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No slave to sex.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Apr 2003

Schön Isabelle, Martens Koen

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Fully asexual lineages cannot purge accumulating mutations from their genome through recombination. In ancient asexuals that have persisted without sex for millions of years, this should lead to high allelic divergences (the 'Meselson effect') as has been shown for bdelloid rotifers. Homogenizing mechanisms can counter this effect, resulting in low genetic diversity within and between individuals. Here, we show...

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PMID: 12737661
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2314
PMCID: PMC1691318

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