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Male biased sex ratio in the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata, an example of Y-chromosome meiotic drive.
Heredity - 1 Jun 2006
Shahjahan R M, Rendon P A, Cook L M, Wood R J
Abstract excerpt
A case of Y-chromosome meiotic drive is reported in the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata. It arose in an irradiated male and results in excess of males. Male excess is inherited strictly from father to son. A Y-linked factor MP (male producer) is proposed. Higher drive can be selected, but distortion declines rapidly in the absence of selection. Hybrid males from crosses between driving males and...
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