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Origins of sex : three billion years of genetic recombination
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Origins of sex : three billion years of genetic recombination

by Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan

An examination of the evolution of sexuality in microorganisms and complex life forms, tracing its development from early bacterial responses to radiation to mitotic division and cellular symbiosis.

Accession 10081 ISBN 0300033400 Publisher Yale University Press
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