Sexual selection can partly explain low frequencies of Segregation Distorter alleles

The ( ) allele found in distorts Mendelian inheritance in heterozygous males by causing developmental failure of non- spermatids, such that greater than 90% of the surviving sperm carry . This within-individual advantage should cause to fix, and yet is typically rare in wild populations. Here, we ex...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2021-09, Vol.288 (1959), p.20211190-20211190
Hauptverfasser:	Keaney, Thomas A, Jones, Therésa M, Holman, Luke
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alleles Animals Copulation Drosophila melanogaster - genetics Drosophila Proteins Evolution Female GTPase-Activating Proteins Male Sexual Behavior, Animal Sexual Selection Spermatozoa
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