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Selfish DNA as a method of pest control.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 28 May 1994

Hastings I M

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The inheritance of most genes is tightly controlled, governed by the rules of mendelian inheritance if nuclear or uniparental inheritance if cytoplasmic. A few notable genes and cytoplasmic genomes have escaped this regulation. Such genes may spread by increasing their own rate of transmission despite reducing host fitness and may be regarded as 'selfish'. Their population genetics are described and it appears...

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Alleles
Animals
DNA
DNA Transposable Elements
Female
Gene Conversion
Male
Meiosis
Models, Genetic
Pest Control, Biological
Sex Ratio

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PMID: 7938202
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1994.0069

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