Sex is always well worth its two-fold cost.

Sex is considered as an evolutionary paradox, since its positive contribution to Darwinian fitness remains unverified for some species. Defenses against unpredictable threats (parasites, fluctuating environment and deleterious mutations) are indeed significantly improved by wider genetic variability...

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Main Authors: Alexander Feigel, Avraham Englander, Assaf Engel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2174f4b867cd41e7b509c080ba5a89b9
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