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Genetic variation within a parthenogenetic lineage.
Insect molecular biology - 1 Nov 1998
Lushai G, De Barro P J, David O, Sherratt T N, Maclean N
Abstract excerpt
A clone of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae F. was maintained parthenogenetically over thirty-two generations (n = 344) in a constant environment: a new generation being set up by a female selected at random from the preceding generation. Genomic DNA from individual aphids was screened for genetic stability using RAPD-PCR with a previously tested ten-mer primer. A putative germ-line mutation was noted in...
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