Repetitive Sequence and Noncoding DNA Evolution in Eukaryotes

Comeron, Josep M.

doi:10.1002/3527600906.mcb.200500040

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Evidence For the Advantage Of Sex And Recombination1

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“…Under this scenario, intronic sequences could be viewed as local modifiers of recombination with gene‐specific effects. This new hypothesis therefore incorporates the dynamics of genome evolution into explanations of the evolution and advantage of recombination (Comeron & Kreitman 2000; Comeron 2001; Comeron & Kreitman 2002; Comeron 2005). A direct prediction of this model is the positive relationship between measures of effectiveness of selection and intronic presence, a trend that is observed in Drosophila (Comeron & Kreitman 2002).…”

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Why Are Sex and Recombination So Common?

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Comeron

2008

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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The abundance of sex and recombination is still one of the most puzzling questions in the theory of evolution: Most models find that recombination can evolve, but only under a limited range of parameters. Here we review the major models and supporting evidence, concentrating on recent approaches where more realistic assumptions help explain the evolution of sex and recombination under a wider parameter range: finite populations, selection over long genomes, variation in recombination across the genome, and plasticity of sex and recombination. We discuss the similarities and differences between the evolution of sex and that of recombination.

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confidence: 99%