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Review
. 2009 Feb 10;19(3):R119-22.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.016.

Evolution: replacing genes and traits through hybridization

Loren H Rieseberg  1
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Review

Evolution: replacing genes and traits through hybridization

Loren H Rieseberg. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

The role of hybridization in evolution has been debated for over a century. Recent molecular genetic studies indicate that hybridization is surprisingly frequent in natural populations, and that it may allow populations to regain traits that have been lost and possibly to replace damaged alleles with functional copies from related species.

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