Why an all-female fish species is a scientific ‘miracle’
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Researchers have shown how an all-female fish species called the Amazon molly defies the long-held belief that asexual reproduction is an evolutionary dead end.
The key is gene conversion—a process in which one copy of a gene overwrites the other one. Using a technique known as long-read sequencing, University of Missouri researchers Wes Warren and Edward Ricemeyer were able to document this process at the genetic level in the Amazon molly for the first time.
Animals that reproduce asexually by
The key is gene conversion—a process in which one copy of a gene overwrites the other one. Using a technique known as long-read sequencing, University of Missouri researchers Wes Warren and Edward Ricemeyer were able to document this process at the genetic level in the Amazon molly for the first time.
Animals that reproduce asexually by
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