Abstract
It is assumed that most organisms have sex because the resulting genetic recombination allows Darwinian selection to work better. It is now shown that in water fleas, recombination does lead to fewer deleterious mutations.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Science |
Volume | 311 |
Issue number | 5763 |
Pages (from-to) | 960-961 |
ISSN | 0036-8075 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |