The suppression of a selfish genetic element increases a male's mating success in a fly

The suppression of a selfish genetic element increases a male's mating success in a fly

Abstract X chromosome meiotic drive (XCMD) kills Y‐bearing sperm during spermatogenesis, leading to the biased transmission of the selfish X chromosome. Despite this strong transmission, some natural XCMD systems remain at low and stable frequencies, rather than rapidly spreading through populations...

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Main Authors: Sophie Lyth, Andrea J. Betancourt, Tom A. R. Price, Rudi L. Verspoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-11-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
female preference
mate choice
mating behavior
meiotic drive
selfish genetic elements
suppression
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10719

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