A toxin-antidote selfish element increases fitness of its host

Selfish genetic elements can promote their transmission at the expense of individual survival, creating conflict between the element and the rest of the genome. Recently, a large number of toxin-antidote (TA) post-segregation distorters have been identified in non-obligate outcrossing nematodes. The...

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Main Authors: Lijiang Long, Wen Xu, Francisco Valencia, Annalise B Paaby, Patrick T McGrath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/81640