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Parasite diversity and the evolution of diploidy, multicellularity and anisogamy.

Journal of theoretical biology - 21 Jun 1990

Hurst L D

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It may be reasonably assumed that a diversity of parasite genotypes in any one cell or organism is more harmful than a population of uniform genotypes. If this is accepted the following consequences follow: (i) Parasite mixing, due to cytoplasm mixing, at the time of zygote formation is a new and additional cost of sex. The rapid divisions typical of zygotic cleavage may be viewed as an adaptation to minimize the...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
Diploidy
Genetic Variation
Host-Parasite Interactions
Male
Mitosis
Parasites
Spermatozoa

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PMID: 2402151
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5193(05)80085-2

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