Article
Recombination and the evolution of diploidy.
Genetics - 1 Jul 1992
Otto S P, Goldstein D B
Abstract excerpt
With two copies of every gene, a diploid organism is able to mask recessive deleterious mutations. In this paper we present the analysis of a two-locus model designed to determine when the masking of deleterious alleles favors the evolution of a dominant diploid phase in organisms that alternate between haploid and diploid phases ("alternation of generations"). It is hypothesized that diploidy will be favored...
Topics
- Biological Evolution
- Diploidy
- Genetic Linkage
- Genotype
- Mathematics
- Meiosis
- Models, Genetic
- Recombination, Genetic