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Recombination: an underappreciated factor in the evolution of plant genomes.
Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Gaut Brandon S, Wright Stephen I, Rizzon Carène, Dvorak Jan, Anderson Lorinda K
Abstract excerpt
Our knowledge of recombination rates and patterns in plants is far from being comprehensive. However, compelling evidence indicates a central role for recombination, through its influences on mutation and selection, in the evolution of plant genomes. Furthermore, recombination seems to be generally higher and more variable in plants than in animals, which could be one of the primary reasons for differences in...
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