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Evolution without sex: How mites have survived for millions of years

By | January 27, 2025

An international research team has discovered various mechanisms in asexual mites that generate genetic diversity and thus ensure survival. Researchers at the University of Cologne, together with colleagues from international partner institutions, have used modern genome sequencing techniques to investigate asexual reproduction in oribatid mites in more detail. They show that the possible key to asexual evolution in oribatid mites lies in the independent… Read more »