Evolution of sex: why do organisms shuffle their genotypes?
Sexual processes alter associations among alleles. To understand the evolution of sex, we need to know both the short-term and long-term consequences of changing these genetic associations. Ultimately, we need to identify which evolutionary forces--for example, selection, genetic drift, migration--are responsible for building the associations affected by sex.
Agrawal
Aneil F
AF
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3G5. afagrawal@zoo.utoronto.ca
D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D020090:Chromosome Segregation; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D008297:Male; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012723:Sex; D013997:Time Factors