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Chromosomal copy number variation, selection and uneven rates of recombination reveal cryptic genome diversity linked to pathogenicity.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Farrer Rhys A, Henk Daniel A, Garner Trenton W J, Balloux Francois, Woodhams Douglas C, Fisher Matthew C
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Pathogenic fungi constitute a growing threat to both plant and animal species on a global scale. Despite a clonal mode of reproduction dominating the population genetic structure of many fungi, putatively asexual species are known to adapt rapidly when confronted by efforts to control their growth and transmission. However, the mechanisms by which adaptive diversity is generated across a clonal background are...
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