| Literature DB >> 17396223 |
T de Meeûs1, F Prugnolle, P Agnew.
Abstract
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.Mesh：
Year: 2007 PMID： 17396223 DOI： 10.1007/s00018-007-6515-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Mol Life Sci ISSN： 1420-682X Impact factor: 9.261