'Sex and crime' in evolution - why sexuality was so successful

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Schubert, Ingo ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellular interactions; Eukaryotes; Evolution of sexuality; Generation of genetic variability; Recombination

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; SEXUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEX;

ELAGATIS; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 79955575087     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: 18805779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.86.1     Document Type: Article

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