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Gene conversion limits the cost of asexuality in somatically immortal worms
2023-03-23
Abstract excerpt
Most multicellular organisms reproduce sexually despite the costs associated with sexuality. This has been explained as the result of selection favouring the ability to recombine the genome. The lack of recombination in asexual species constrains their adaptability and leads to the accumulation of deleterious mutations, ultimately increasing their risk of extinction. Nonetheless, successful asexual life histories...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3e051de0-c5e7-59de-8e4a-6bf4472e2cba
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.03.20.533553