Evolutionary robustness of killer meiotic drives

Abstract A meiotic driver is a selfish genetic element that interferes with the process of meiosis to promote its own transmission. The most common mechanism of interference is gamete killing, where the meiotic driver kills gametes that do not contain it. A killer meiotic driver is predicted to spre...

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Main Authors: Philip G. Madgwick, Jason B. Wolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-10-01
Series:Evolution Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.255