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The genetics of obligate parthenogenesis in an aphid species and its consequences for the maintenance of alternative reproductive modes.
Heredity - 1 Jan 2013
Dedryver C-A, Le Gallic J-F, Mahéo F, Simon J-C, Dedryver F
Abstract excerpt
Although loss of sex is widespread among metazoans, the genetic mechanisms underlying the transition to asexuality are poorly understood. Aphids are good models to address this issue because they frequently show reproductive-mode variation at the species level, involving cyclical parthenogens (CP) that reproduce sexually once a year and obligate parthenogens (OP) that reproduce asexually all year round. Here, we...
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