A major evolutionary transition to more than two sexes?
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A major evolutionary transition to more than two sexes?
Two recently discovered cases of genetic caste determination in social insects might provide the first example of a major evolutionary transition from two to more than two sexes. I argue here that the system can be interpreted as comprising primarily individuals requiring gametes from three parental types and having four sexes from the perspective of demographic extinction. Additionally, I show...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Ecology & Evolution
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0169-5347
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2003.10.001