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Comparative linkage mapping suggests a high recombination rate in all honeybees.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Meznar Emily R, Gadau Juergen, Koeniger Nikolaus, Rueppell Olav
Abstract excerpt
Meiotic recombination is required for proper chromosome assortment, and accordingly, 1-2 chiasmata per chromosome are found in most species. However, observed recombination rates deviate in some cases from neutral expectations between and within genomes and may play an important role in adaptive evolution. One potentially important argument for an adaptive evolution of recombination rates is the exceptionally...
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