Article
Why Mendelian segregation?
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Aug 2006
Ubeda F
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of alleles that are able to distort segregation during meiosis in their favour raises the question of why Mendelian segregation is the rule and segregation distortion the exception. Previous research on this topic was limited by an unrealistic assumption: equal segregation in the two sexes. Ubeda and Haig [(2005) Genetics 170, 1345-1357] provide a new model allowing sex-specific segregation...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
