Article ID: CBB936643771

Asexual organisms, identity and vertical gene transfer (2020)

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This paper poses a problem for traditional phylogenetics: The identity of organisms that reproduce through fission can be understood in several different ways. This prompts questions about how to differentiate parent organisms from their offspring, making vertical gene transfer unclear. Differentiating between parents and offspring stems from what I call the identity problem. How the problem is resolved has implications for phylogenetic groupings. If the identity of a particular asexual organism persists through fission, the vertical lineage on a phylogenetic tree will split differently than if the identity of an organism does not survive the fission process.

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Authors & Contributors
Guttinger, Stephan
Córdoba, Mariana
Bacchini, Fabio
Minelli, Alessandro
Lorusso, Ludovica
Gilbert, Scott
Concepts
Biology
Heredity
Philosophy of biology
Reproduction
Phylogeny
Evolution
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
Early modern
Places
Germany
Great Britain
Argentina
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