Despite odds, fish species that bypasses sexual reproduction is thriving

Despite odds, fish species that bypasses sexual reproduction is thriving 02/14/2018 12:28 PM EST An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of the Amazon molly, a fish that reproduces asexually. The researchers expected that the asexual organism would be at a genetic disadvantage, but the Amazon molly is thriving. Full story at https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/spite-odds-fish-species-bypasses-sexual-reproduction-thriving/ Source Washington University School of Medicine This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111