The impact of clonalty on parasite population genetic structure.
In this paper, we briefly review the consequences of clonal reproduction on the apportionment of genetic diversity in parasite populations. We distinguish three kinds of parasite lifecycle where clonal reproduction occurs. The consequences of this mode of reproduction for the different kinds of parasite life-cycles are described. We here particularly focus on clonal diploids.
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Laboratoire Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Disease, UMR CNRS-IRD 2724, IRD Montpellier, 911, avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. prugnoll@mpl.ird.fr
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D000818:Animals; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D010271:Parasites / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012100:Reproduction, Asexual / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*