Population genomics reveals the origin and asexual evolution of human infective trypanosomes

Population genomics reveals the origin and asexual evolution of human infective trypanosomes

Evolutionary theory predicts that the lack of recombination and chromosomal re-assortment in strictly asexual organisms results in homologous chromosomes irreversibly accumulating mutations and thus evolving independently of each other, a phenomenon termed the Meselson effect. We apply a population...

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Main Authors: William Weir, Paul Capewell, Bernardo Foth, Caroline Clucas, Andrew Pountain, Pieter Steketee, Nicola Veitch, Mathurin Koffi, Thierry De Meeûs, Jacques Kaboré, Mamadou Camara, Anneli Cooper, Andy Tait, Vincent Jamonneau, Bruno Bucheton, Matt Berriman, Annette MacLeod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-01-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
population genomics
trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
Meselson effect
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/11473

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