Genome Biology
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MinireviewGenomic clues to an ancient asexual scandalWilliam R Rice  and Urban Friberg Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA  author email corresponding author email
Genome Biology 2007,
8:232doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-12-232
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28 December 2007 |
Subject areas: Evolution, Genetics Abstract
Despite abandoning meiosis, the bdelloid rotifers have persisted for millions of years and given rise to hundreds of species. Several mechanisms - allelic variants with different functions, high effective population size, and resistance to radiation - may contribute to their success. | 
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