Current opinion in insect scienceMeiosisAnimalsSex ChromosomesBiological EvolutionMale
An intricate evolutionary connection between meiotic drive and sex.
Cécile Courret, Catherine Montchamp-Moreau, Richard Cordaux, Clément Gilbert
Published: 202610.1016/j.cois.2025.101452
Abstract
Meiotic drive systems are selfish genetic elements that subvert Mendelian inheritance in favor of their own transmission, often at the expense of host fitness. These elements can lead to profound evolutionary consequences by instigating genetic confl…
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