Simon Kershenbaum
@simon-kershenbaum.bsky.social
Evolution and development researcher. DPhil Oxford University. Germline evolution and implications of asexuality.
The asexual flatworm S. mediterranea reproduces by fission, so you might think they’re all similar. But we found two distinct substrains: one with significant losses of heterozygosity, high somatic diversity, and lower fitness.
New paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#Genetics #Evolution
New paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#Genetics #Evolution
July 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The asexual flatworm S. mediterranea reproduces by fission, so you might think they’re all similar. But we found two distinct substrains: one with significant losses of heterozygosity, high somatic diversity, and lower fitness.
New paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#Genetics #Evolution
New paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#Genetics #Evolution