Word: meselson
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...Meselson examined the genes of the rotifers and found that their alleles showed differences about 300 times as often as those of another species of rotifers that are known to reproduce sexually...
While most scientists believe that sex is essential to evolution, Meselson's findings cast doubt on that assumption...
...that almost all other species, both plant and animal, reproduce sexually," Meselson asks. "There must be a big advantage for them, but not for rotifers...
...Meselson's study of the rotifers is demonstrated in a cartoon in Science Classics by Larry Gonick, a professor...
...Meselson received the Hunt Medal for his lifetime of contributions to genetics...