Researcher argues that sex reduces genetic variation
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
Biology textbooks maintain that the main function of sex is to promote genetic diversity. But Henry Heng, Ph.D., associate professor in WSU's Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, says that's not the case.
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