Meiosis genes in <it>Daphnia pulex </it>and the role of parthenogenesis in genome evolution

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Thousands of parthenogenetic animal species have been described and cytogenetic manifestations of this reproductive mode are well known. However, little is understood about the molecular determinants of parthenogenesis. The <it>...

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Main Authors: Eads Brian D, Logsdon John M, Schurko Andrew M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/78