The Evolution of Sex
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The Evolution of Sex is a seminal 1978 book by evolutionary biologist John Maynard Smith that analyzes why sexual reproduction evolved and how it is maintained despite its apparent costs.
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| instanceOf |
biology book
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book ⓘ evolutionary biology book ⓘ |
| author | John Maynard Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
advantages of genetic mixing
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costs of males ⓘ costs of meiosis ⓘ models of selection in changing environments ⓘ models of selection with epistasis ⓘ |
| field |
evolutionary biology
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population genetics ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | John Maynard Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
evolutionary genetics of sex
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research on the evolution of recombination ⓘ theoretical evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
J. B. S. Haldane
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R. A. Fisher's population genetics ⓘ Ronald Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ Sewall Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Muller's ratchet
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adaptation ⓘ asexual reproduction ⓘ costs and benefits of sex ⓘ evolution of anisogamy ⓘ evolution of sexual reproduction ⓘ evolutionary stability ⓘ genetic systems ⓘ genetic variation ⓘ linkage disequilibrium ⓘ maintenance of sex in populations ⓘ mathematical models in evolution ⓘ natural selection ⓘ population genetic models ⓘ recombination ⓘ selection on modifiers of recombination ⓘ sex ratio evolution ⓘ two-fold cost of sex ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clarifying the two-fold cost of sex
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formal population genetic treatment of sex ⓘ influencing later work on the paradox of sex ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
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