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The spread of a transposon insertion in Rec8 is associated with obligate asexuality in Daphnia.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 17 Jan 2012
Eads Brian D, Tsuchiya Dai, Andrews Justen, Lynch Michael, Zolan Miriam E
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Although transitions from sexual to asexual reproduction are thought to have important evolutionary consequences, little is known about the mechanistic underpinnings of these changes. The cyclical parthenogen Daphnia pulex is a powerful model in which to address these issues because female-limited meiosis suppression can be transmitted to sexual individuals via males, providing the opportunity for genetic...
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