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The evolutionary pressure behind sexual asymmetry revealed in yeast cell study

A major transition in evolution is the shift from asexual to sexual reproduction in early organisms. But why would a yeast cell, which usually reproduces asexually, choose to mate with a very different partner in times of stress?

The evolutionary pressure behind sexual asymmetry revealed in yeast cell study
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A major transition in evolution is the shift from asexual to sexual reproduction in early organisms. But why would a yeast cell, which usually reproduces asexually, choose to mate with a very different partner in times of stress?

Originally published at Phys.org

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