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Direct and indirect genetic effects of sex-specific mitonuclear epistasis on reproductive ageing.
Heredity - 1 Mar 2016
Immonen E, Collet M, Goenaga J, Arnqvist G
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria are involved in ageing and their function requires coordinated action of both mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Epistasis between the two genomes can influence lifespan but whether this also holds for reproductive senescence is unclear. Maternal inheritance of mitochondria predicts sex differences in the efficacy of selection on mitonuclear genotypes that should result in differences between females...
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