| Literature DB >> 11967549 |
Abstract
Numerous theories have been proposed to explain the advantages of sexual recombination the exchange of hereditary material between different genomes or homologous chromosomes. Many of these candidate benefits have been evaluated in controlled laboratory experiments, which, collectively, strongly indicate that sexual recombination provides important long-term advantages.Mesh:
Year: 2002 PMID: 11967549 DOI: 10.1038/nrg760
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Genet ISSN: 1471-0056 Impact factor: 53.242