Why sex is good

Rolf F. Hoekstra ()
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Rolf F. Hoekstra: the Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University

Nature, 2005, vol. 434, issue 7033, 571-573

Abstract: According to a proposal put forward many years ago, sexual reproduction makes natural selection more effective because it increases genetic variation. Experiments now verify that idea — at least in yeast.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1038/434571a

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