Asexual reproduction:: Genetics and evolutionary aspects

被引：103
作者：
de Meeus, T. [1 ]
Prugnolle, F. [1 ]
Agnew, P. [1 ]
机构：
[1] CNRS, IRD, UMR 2724, Equipe Evolut Syst Symbiot, F-34394 Montpellier 5, France
来源：
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES | 2007年 / 64卷 / 11期
关键词：
Asexual; vegetative; parthenogenesis; clonality; reproduction; population genetics; evolution;
D O I：
10.1007/s00018-007-6515-2
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Reproduction is essential to all organisms if they are to contribute to the next generation. There are various means and ways of achieving this goal. This review focuses on the role of asexual reproduction for eukaryotic organisms and how its integration in a life cycle can influence their population genetics and evolution. An important question for evolutionary biologists as to why some organisms reproduce sexually, as opposed to asexually, is addressed. We also discuss the economic and medical importance of asexual organisms.
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页码：1355 / 1372
页数：18
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