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Repeated Independent Formation of Triploid Lineages Contributes to Clonal Diversity in Heteronotia binoei Parthenogens.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2026
O'Hara Kate E, Zozaya Stephen M, Hahn Erin E, Holleley Clare E, Moritz Craig
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Parthenogenesis, or all-female clonal reproduction, is rare among vertebrates. This is often attributed to the selective disadvantages of assumed reduction of genetic diversity in the absence of sex. However, parthenogenetic vertebrates have highly complex evolutionary histories, with most arising through hybridisation and many being polyploid. Here, we show that geographically widespread triploid parthenogenetic...
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