Comparative genomics of bdelloid rotifers: evaluating the effects of asexuality and desiccation tolerance on genome evolution
R. W. Nowell, P. Almeida, C. G. Wilson, T. P. Smith, D. Fontaneto, A. Crisp, G. Micklem, A. Tunnacliffe, C. Boschetti, T. G. Barraclough
This study compares genome evolution in bdelloid rotifers to assess the impact of asexuality and desiccation tolerance, finding that desiccation is not the primary driver of genomic features previously attributed to asexuality.
bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2017Evolutionary Biology