Resampling the pool of genotypic possibilities: an adaptive function of sexual reproduction
Abstract Background Natural populations harbor significant levels of genetic variability. Because of this standing genetic variation, the number of possible genotypic combinations is many orders of magnitude greater than the population size. This means that any given population contains only a tiny...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01850-5 |