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Recombination and the evolution of diploidy.

Genetics - 1 Jul 1992

Otto S P, Goldstein D B

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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...

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PMID: 1628815
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/131.3.745
PMCID: PMC1205045

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