Meiotic drive impacts expression and evolution of x-linked genes in stalk-eyed flies.

Although sex chromosome meiotic drive has been observed in a variety of species for over 50 years, the genes causing drive are only known in a few cases, and none of these cases cause distorted sex-ratios in nature. In stalk-eyed flies (Teleopsis dalmanni), driving X chromosomes are commonly found a...

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Main Authors: Josephine A Reinhardt, Cara L Brand, Kimberly A Paczolt, Philip M Johns, Richard H Baker, Gerald S Wilkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4022487?pdf=render