ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] SELFISH elements are heritable factors that manipulate their host's genetics to their own ends and hence spread in populations despite being deleterious. Well-described examples include meiotic drive genes, such as Segregation Distorter (SD) of Drosophila melanogaster. This acts in males to cause ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/384317a0
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