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. 2000 Oct;156(2):893-8.
doi: 10.1093/genetics/156.2.893.

The evolution of haploid, diploid and polymorphic haploid-diploid life cycles: the role of meiotic mutation

D W Hall  1
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The evolution of haploid, diploid and polymorphic haploid-diploid life cycles: the role of meiotic mutation

D W Hall. Genetics. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

Here I present a simple population genetic model to investigate the evolution of polymorphic haploid-diploid life cycles. The key feature of the model is the assumption of mutation occurring during meiosis. I show that, in addition to regions favoring haploid or diploid life cycles, there are substantial regions of the parameter space under which polymorphic haploid-diploid life cycles are expected to evolve.

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