Mitosis circumscribes individuals; sex creates new individuals

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 871-890

  Gorelick, Root ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chimaera, chimera, chimerism, chimaerism; Endoploid, endomitosis; Epigenetic; Karyogamy; Meiosis, meiotic; Monozygotic twin

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTE; HERITABILITY; POPULATION GENETICS;

CHIMAERIFORMES; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84867901279     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-012-9328-0     Document Type: Article

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