The many landscapes of recombination in Drosophila melanogaster.

Recombination is a fundamental biological process with profound evolutionary implications. Theory predicts that recombination increases the effectiveness of selection in natural populations. Yet, direct tests of this prediction have been restricted to qualitative trends due to the lack of detailed c...

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Main Authors: Josep M Comeron, Ramesh Ratnappan, Samuel Bailin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3469467?pdf=render