Diverse mating phenotypes impact the spread of wtf meiotic drivers in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Diverse mating phenotypes impact the spread of wtf meiotic drivers in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Meiotic drivers are genetic elements that break Mendel’s law of segregation to be transmitted into more than half of the offspring produced by a heterozygote. The success of a driver relies on outcrossing (mating between individuals from distinct lineages) because drivers gain their advantage in het...

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Main Authors: José Fabricio López Hernández, Rachel M Helston, Jeffrey J Lange, R Blake Billmyre, Samantha H Schaffner, Michael T Eickbush, Scott McCroskey, Sarah E Zanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-12-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
meiosis
meiotic drive
evolution
genetic conflict
wtf
sporulation
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/70812

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/70812

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