<i>B</i>-chromosomes: germ-line parasites which induce changes in host recombination

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The object of this paper is to suggest that there may be an unexpected connexion between parasites and the evolution of sex, using for illustration an unfamiliar type of parasite, the selfish chromosome. The major intellectual challenge of sexuality is to an environment which is continually getting worse. The elegant solution given by the Red Queen theory (Levin, 1975; Hamilton, 1980; Bell, 1982; Bell &amp;...

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