Transmissible cancers and the evolution of sex under the Red Queen hypothesis.
The predominance of sexual reproduction in eukaryotes remains paradoxical in evolutionary theory. Of the hypotheses proposed to resolve this paradox, the 'Red Queen hypothesis' emphasises the potential of antagonistic interactions to cause fluctuating selection, which favours the evolution...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000916 |