Why isn’t sex optional? Stem-cell competition, loss of regenerative capacity, and cancer in metazoan evolution
Animals that can reproduce vegetatively by fission or budding and also sexually via specialized gametes are found in all five primary animal lineages (Bilateria, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Placozoa, Porifera). Many bilaterian lineages, including roundworms, insects, and most chordates, have lost the capa...
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Communicative & Integrative Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2020.1838809 |