Meiotic Genes in Colpodean Ciliates Support Secretive Sexuality
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx125
Abstract: Abstract The putatively asexual Colpodean ciliates potentially pose a problem to macro-organismic theories of evolution. They are extremely ancient (although asexuality is thought to hasten extinction), and yet there is one apparently derived sexual species… read more here.
Keywords: colpodean ciliates; meiotic genes; ciliates support; secretive sexuality ... See more keywords
‘Meiotic genes’ are constitutively expressed in an asexual amoeba and are not necessarily involved in sexual reproduction
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0871
Abstract: The amoebae (and many other protists) have traditionally been considered as asexual organisms, but suspicion has been growing that these organisms are cryptically sexual or are at least related to sexual lineages. This contention is… read more here.
Keywords: expressed asexual; reproduction; meiotic genes; sexual reproduction ... See more keywords
Meiotic Genes and DNA Double Strand Break Repair in Cancer
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.831620
Abstract: Tumor cells show widespread genetic alterations that change the expression of genes driving tumor progression, including genes that maintain genomic integrity. In recent years, it has become clear that tumors frequently reactivate genes whose expression… read more here.
Keywords: meiotic genes; dna double; somatic cells; double strand ... See more keywords