Evolution without sex: How mites have survived for millions of years | The key to evolution in oribatid mites may lie in the independent evolution of their two chromosome copies – a phenomenon known as the ‘Meselson effect’, which may potentially enable long-term persistence of the mite.
Evolution without sex: How mites have survived for millions of years | The key to evolution in oribatid mites may lie in the independent evolution of their two chromosome copies – a phenomenon known as the ‘Meselson effect’, which may potentially enable long-term persistence of the mite.