Asexual but Not Clonal: Evolutionary Processes in Automictic Populations
Asexual but Not Clonal: Evolutionary Processes in Automictic Populations
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United States: Genetics Society of America
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United States: Genetics Society of America
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Many parthenogenetically reproducing animals produce offspring not clonally but through different mechanisms collectively referred to as automixis. Here, meiosis proceeds normally but is followed by a fusion of meiotic products that restores diploidy. This mechanism typically leads to a reduction in heterozygosity among the offspring compared to th...
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Asexual but Not Clonal: Evolutionary Processes in Automictic Populations
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5499200
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5499200
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1943-2631,0016-6731
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1943-2631
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10.1534/genetics.116.196873
