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Paradox of mother's curse and the maternally provisioned offspring microbiome.

Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology - 1 Oct 2014

Wade Michael J

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Strict maternal transmission creates an "asymmetric sieve" favoring the spread of mutations in organelle genomes that increase female fitness, but diminish male fitness. This phenomenon, called "Mother's Curse," can be viewed as an asymmetrical case of intralocus sexual conflict. The evolutionary logic of Mother's Curse applies to each member of the offspring microbiome, the community of maternally provisioned...

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PMID: 25274703
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a017541
PMCID: PMC4176013

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