eLife (Jun 2017)

The gene family that cheats Mendel

J Dylan Shropshire,
Antonis Rokas

Affiliations

J Dylan Shropshire: ORCiD; Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States
Antonis Rokas: ORCiD; Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.28567
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6

Abstract

Some alleles of the wtf gene family can increase their chances of spreading by using poisons to kill other alleles, and antidotes to save themselves.

Published in eLife

ISSN: 2050-084X (Online)
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://elifesciences.org

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