Genetics of polyploid Xenopus
Polyploidy, in providing duplicate genetic information, might have been an important factor in vertebrate evolution. The African Clawed Frogs of the genus Xenopus, which comprises bisexual species of several different ploidy levels, represent a promising model for an experimental approach to the man...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Trends in Genetics 1986, Vol.2 (12), p.310-315 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Polyploidy, in providing duplicate genetic information, might have been an important factor in vertebrate evolution. The African Clawed Frogs of the genus
Xenopus, which comprises bisexual species of several different ploidy levels, represent a promising model for an experimental approach to the many problems associated with a polyploid condition. |
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| ISSN: | 0168-9525 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0168-9525(86)90286-6 |