LESSONS LARNED. “The bdelloid rotifers have more to tell us. Genomic analysis shows gene conversion, limiting the accumulation of mutations in absence of meiosis. Genes defending against transposons are increased, correlating with the fact that transposable elements make up only 3% of the genome. Horizontal gene transfer is very abundant, with 8% of the genes most likely acquired in this fashion. In this respect, bdelloids seem to have “returned” to the prokaryotic form of sex.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022