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. 2009 Jan;181(1):3-12.
doi: 10.1534/genetics.108.099762.

The evolution of meiosis from mitosis

Adam S Wilkins  1 , Robin Holliday
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The evolution of meiosis from mitosis

Adam S Wilkins et al. Genetics. 2009 Jan.
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F<sc>igure</sc> 1.—
Figure 1.—
Schematic of our hypothesis, which is shown as a time line of events in the evolution of meiosis. Thick arrows indicate long-term events (evolutionary timescale or multi-generation) while the thin arrow for the proposed parameiosis process indicates an immediate consequence and event.
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