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A little bit is better than nothing: the incomplete parthenogenesis of salamanders, frogs and fish

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Title
A little bit is better than nothing: the incomplete parthenogenesis of salamanders, frogs and fish
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BMC Biology, August 2010
DOI 10.1186/1741-7007-8-78
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Authors

Kathrin P Lampert, Manfred Schartl

Abstract

A re-examination of the mitochondrial genomes of unisexual salamander lineages, published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, shows them to be the oldest unisexual vertebrates known, having been around for 5 million years. This presents a challenge to the prediction that lack of genetic recombination is a fast track to extinction. See research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/238.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 5 6%
Germany 1 1%
Brazil 1 1%
Mexico 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Greece 1 1%
China 1 1%
Unknown 72 87%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 28 34%
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 18%
Student > Master 8 10%
Student > Bachelor 7 8%
Professor 4 5%
Other 12 14%
Unknown 9 11%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 58 70%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 7%
Environmental Science 5 6%
Computer Science 1 1%
Social Sciences 1 1%
Other 1 1%
Unknown 11 13%