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Nucleotide polymorphism and within-gene recombination in Daphnia magna and D. pulex, two cyclical parthenogens.
Genetics - 1 May 2009
Haag Christoph R, McTaggart Seanna J, Didier Anaïs, Little Tom J, Charlesworth Deborah
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Theory predicts that partially asexual organisms may make the "best of both worlds": for the most part, they avoid the costs of sexual reproduction, while still benefiting from an enhanced efficiency of selection compared to obligately asexual organisms. There is, however, little empirical data on partially asexual organisms to test this prediction. Here we examine patterns of nucleotide diversity at eight...
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