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Antagonistic coevolution accelerates molecular evolution.
Nature - 11 Mar 2010
Paterson Steve, Vogwill Tom, Buckling Angus, Benmayor Rebecca, Spiers Andrew J, Thomson Nicholas R, Quail Mike, Smith Frances, Walker Danielle, Libberton Ben, Fenton Andrew, Hall Neil, Brockhurst Michael A
Abstract excerpt
The Red Queen hypothesis proposes that coevolution of interacting species (such as hosts and parasites) should drive molecular evolution through continual natural selection for adaptation and counter-adaptation. Although the divergence observed at some host-resistance and parasite-infectivity genes is consistent with this, the long time periods typically required to study coevolution have so far prevented any...
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