Trends in Genetics
Volume 2, 1986, Pages 310-315
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Genetics of polyploid Xenopus

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Abstract

Polyploidy, in providing duplicate genetic information, might have been an important factor in vertebrate evolution. The African Clawed Frogs of the genus Xenopus, which comprises bisexual species of several different ploidy levels, represent a promising model for an experimental approach to the many problems associated with a polyploid condition.

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