Recombination in a natural population of the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga
O. A. Vakhrusheva, E. A. Mnatsakanova, Y. R. Galimov, T. V. Neretina, E. S. Gerasimov, S. G. Ozerova, A. O. Zalevsky, I. A. Yushenova, I. R. Arkhipova, A. A. Penin, M. D. Logacheva, G. A. Bazykin, A. S. Kondrashov
This study analyzes the genome of Adineta vaga to show that recombination occurs despite the absence of meiosis, suggesting a mechanism for genetic exchange in asexual populations.
bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology