Haplotype independence contributes to evolvability in the long-term absence of sex in a mite
H. Oztoprak, S. Gao, N. Guiglielmoni, A. Brandt, Y. Zheng, C. Becker, K. Becker, V. Bednarski, L. Borgschulte, K. A. Burak, A.-M. Dion-Cote, V. Leonov, L. Opherden, S. Shimano, J. Bast
The paper identifies haplotypic independence as a mechanism enabling long-term survival of an asexual mite species without sex.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology