Differences in homologous recombination and maintenance of heteropolyploidy between <i>Haloferax volcanii</i> and <i>Haloferax mediterranei</i>
AbstractPolyploidy, the phenomenon of having more than one copy of the genome in an organism, is common among haloarchaea. While providing short-term benefits for DNA repair, polyploidy is generally regarded as an “evolutionary trap” that by the notion of the Muller's ratchet wi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022-12-01
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| Series: | G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics |
| Online Access: | https://academic.oup.com/g3journal/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/g3journal/jkac306 |