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Sexual reproduction and genetic polymorphism within the cosmopolitan marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia pungens.
Scientific reports - 30 Jun 2020
Kim Jin Ho, Ajani Penelope, Murray Shauna A, Kim Joo-Hwan, Lim Hong Chang, Teng Sing Tung, Lim Po Teen, Han Myung-Soo, Park Bum Soo
Abstract excerpt
Different clades belonging to the cosmopolitan marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia pungens appear to be present in different oceanic environments, however, a 'hybrid zone', where populations of different clades interbreed, has also been reported. Many studies have investigated the sexual reproduction of P. pungens, focused on morphology and life cycle, rather than the role of sexual reproduction in mixing the genomes...
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