How clonal are Trypanosoma and Leishmania?

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2013.03.007

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How clonal are Trypanosoma and Leishmania?

Trends in parasitology - 1 Jun 2013

Tibayrenc Michel, Ayala Francisco J

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The clonal theory of parasitic protozoa has been recently challenged by researchers stating that recombination in Kinetoplastida is much more frequent than previously believed, or that selfing and homogamy should be distinguished from 'strict' clonality. These researchers and many others show that the concept of clonality proposed by us is not correctly understood. A recapitulation of the clonal theory will thus...

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Animals
Biological Evolution
Genetic Variation
Hybridization, Genetic
Leishmania
Trypanosoma

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PMID: 23602631
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2013.03.007

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