Atypical meiosis can be adaptive in outcrossed Schizosaccharomyces pombe due to wtf meiotic drivers

Killer meiotic drivers are genetic parasites that destroy ‘sibling’ gametes lacking the driver allele. The fitness costs of drive can lead to selection of unlinked suppressors. This suppression could involve evolutionary tradeoffs that compromise gametogenesis and contribute to infertility. Schizosa...

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Main Authors: María Angélica Bravo Núñez, Ibrahim M Sabbarini, Lauren E Eide, Robert L Unckless, Sarah E Zanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-08-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
wtf
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/57936