Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Epigenetic conflict on a degenerating Y chromosome increases mutational burden in Drosophila males

  • Kevin H.-C. Wei,
  • Lauren Gibilisco,
  • Doris Bachtrog

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19134-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Selfish DNA such as transposable elements cause intragenomic conflict. This study finds that on an evolutionarily young, gene-rich Drosophila Y chromosome, transposable elements evade heterochromatic suppression, leading to elevated transposition rates in males.