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Decay of Sexual Trait Genes in an Asexual Parasitoid Wasp.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Dec 2016
Kraaijeveld Ken, Anvar Seyed Yahya, Frank Jeroen, Schmitz Arnoud, Bast Jens, Wilbrandt Jeanne, Petersen Malte, Ziesmann Tanja, Niehuis Oliver, de Knijff Peter, den Dunnen Johan T, Ellers Jacintha
Abstract excerpt
Trait loss is a widespread phenomenon with pervasive consequences for a species’ evolutionary potential. The genetic changes underlying trait loss have only been clarified in a small number of cases. None of these studies can identify whether the loss of the trait under study was a result of neutral mutation accumulation or negative selection. This distinction is relatively clear-cut in the loss of sexual traits...
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