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Chromosome-wide linkage disequilibrium as a consequence of meiotic drive.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Jan 2007
Dyer Kelly A, Charlesworth Brian, Jaenike John
Abstract excerpt
Adaptation by natural selection proceeds most efficiently when alleles compete solely on the basis of their effects on the survival and reproduction of their carriers. A major condition for this is equal Mendelian segregation, but meiotic drive can short-circuit this process. The evolution of drive often involves multiple, interacting genetic components, together with enhancers and suppressors of drive....
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