TY - CHAP AU - Chizue Hiruta AU - Shin Tochinai ED - Andrew Swan Y1 - 2012-02-29 PY - 2012 T1 - How Does the Alteration of Meiosis Evolve to Parthenogenesis?- Case Study in a Water Flea, Daphnia pulex - N2 - Meiosis, the process of forming gametes in preparation for sexual reproduction, has long been a focus of intense study. Meiosis has been studied at the cytological, genetic, molecular and cellular levels. Studies in model systems have revealed common underlying mechanisms while in parallel, studies in diverse organisms have revealed the incredible variation in meiotic mechanisms. This book brings together many of the diverse strands of investigation into this fascinating and challenging field of biology. BT - Meiosis SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/29558 DO - 10.5772/29558 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -