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The sex-ratio trait and its evolution in Drosophila simulans: a comparative approach.
Genetica - 1 Mar 2004
Jutier D, Derome N, Montchamp-Moreau C
Abstract excerpt
Sex-ratio X chromosomes, which prevent the production of Y-bearing sperm, have been identified in a dozen Drosophila species covering a wide phylogenetic range. It has not yet been established whether the same ancestral genetic system underlies this type of meiotic drive across the genus, but the biological characteristics and the evolutionary history of species undoubtedly determine the fate of X-linked drivers....
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