Sex:: Is Giardia doing it in the dark?

被引:20
作者
Birky, CW [1 ]
机构
[1] Biol Sci W, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
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10.1016/j.cub.2004.12.055
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The protist Giardia has long been considered strictly asexual. Now genes specific for meiotic recombination have been found in the Giardia genome, but their consequences for genetics, epidemiology and evolution remain unknown.
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