Evidence Supporting the Uptake and Genomic Incorporation of Environmental DNA in the “Ancient Asexual” Bdelloid Rotifer Philodina roseola

Evidence Supporting the Uptake and Genomic Incorporation of Environmental DNA in the “Ancient Asexual” Bdelloid Rotifer Philodina roseola

Increasing evidence suggests that bdelloid rotifers regularly undergo horizontal gene transfer, apparently as a surrogate mechanism of genetic exchange in the absence of true sexual reproduction, in part because of their ability to withstand desiccation. We provide empirical support for this latter...

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Main Authors: Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, Claus Hinz, Wilko H. Ahlrichs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
anhydrobiosis
asexual reproduction
Bdelloidea
desiccation
DNA uptake
genetic exchange
horizontal gene transfer
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/6/3/38

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