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Genomic signature of sexual reproduction in the bdelloid rotifer Macrotrachella quadricornifera

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Bdelloid rotifers, common freshwater invertebrates of ancient origin and worldwide distribution have long been thought to be entirely asexual, being the principal exception to the view that in eukaryotes the loss of sex leads to early extinction. That bdelloids are facultatively sexual is shown by a study of allele sharing within a group of closely related bdelloids of the species Macrotrachella quadricornifera, supporting the view that sexual reproduction is essential for long-term success in all eukaryotes.

Source: Genetics

DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab221

Authors: Veronika N Laine, Timothy B Sackton, Matthew Meselson

Institutions: University of Helsinki, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

OpenAlex ID: W4225476735