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The advantages of segregation and the evolution of sex.

Genetics - 1 Jul 2003

Otto Sarah P

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In diploids, sexual reproduction promotes both the segregation of alleles at the same locus and the recombination of alleles at different loci. This article is the first to investigate the possibility that sex might have evolved and been maintained to promote segregation, using a model that incorporates both a general selection regime and modifier alleles that alter an individual's allocation to sexual vs....

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PMID: 12871918
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/164.3.1099
PMCID: PMC1462613

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