Article
The relations between recombination rate and patterns of molecular variation and evolution in Drosophila.
Annual review of genetics - 1 Jan 2014
Charlesworth Brian, Campos José L
Abstract excerpt
Genetic recombination affects levels of variability and the efficacy of selection because natural selection acting at one site affects evolutionary processes at linked sites. The variation in local recombination rates across the Drosophila genome provides excellent material for testing hypotheses concerning the evolutionary consequences of recombination. The current state of knowledge from studies of Drosophila...
Topics
- Animals
- Crossing Over, Genetic
- Drosophila
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Insect
- Recombination, Genetic
- Selection, Genetic