Influence of genome and bio-ecology on the prevalence of genome exchange in unisexuals of the Ambystoma complex
Abstract Background Unisexuals of the blue-spotted salamander complex are thought to reproduce by kleptogenesis. Genome exchanges associated with this sperm-dependent mode of reproduction are expected to result in a higher genetic variation and multiple ploidy levels compared to clonality. However,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1200-7 |