The advantages of segregation and the evolution of sex

Genetics

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1099-1118

  Otto, Sarah P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DIPLOIDY; EVOLUTION; GAMETE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; INBREEDING; MATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; EVOLUTION; INBREEDING; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX;

EID: 0037579247     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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