The dynamic clonal genome and its adaptive potential

Authors: LUSHAI, GUGS¹; LOXDALE, HUGH D.²; ALLEN, JOHN A.³

Source: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 79, Number 1, May 2003 , pp. 193-208(16)

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Abstract:

Populations of clonal organisms are often represented as being evolutionary inert with persistent genetic fidelity. The advent of molecular methods and the corresponding increased genetic resolution of clonal populations forces a reconsideration of this viewpoint. We review molecular data from viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes to support the argument that clones possess a highly dynamic and adaptive genome. © 2003 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2003, 79, 193-208.

Keywords: adaptation; asexual; clone; evolution; intraclonal variation; interclonal variation; mutation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00189.x

Affiliations: 1: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre (ECORC), Ottawa, Ontario K1A OC6, Canada 2: Plant & Invertebrate Ecology Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK 3: Biodiversity and Ecology Division, School of Biological Sciences, Bassett Crescent East, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 7PX, UK

Publication date: 2003-05-01