Cross-contamination explains “inter and intraspecific horizontal genetic transfers” between asexual bdelloid rotifers
A few metazoan lineages are thought to have persisted for millions of years without sexual reproduction. If so, they would offer important clues to the evolutionary paradox of sex itself [1, 2]. Most “ancient asexuals” are subject to ongoing doubt because extant populations continue to invest in mal...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018
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