Sep 3, 2018
Consequences of Asexuality in Natural Populations: Insights from Stick Insects.
J. Bast, D. J. Parker, Z. Dumas, K. M. Jalvingh, P. T. Van, L. S. Jaron, E. Figuet, A. Brandt, N. Galtier, T. Schwander, Molecular Biology and Evolution (2018).
Abstract: Recombination is a fundamental process with significant impacts on genome evolution. Predicted consequences of the loss of recombination include a reduced effectiveness of selection, changes in the amount of neutral polymorphisms segregating in populations, and an arrest of GC-biased gene conversion. Although these consequences are empirically well documented for nonrecombining genome portions, it remains largely unknown if they extend to the whole genome scale in asexual organisms.
