SEGMENT CONFLICTS. “Uniparental inheritance can induce genome conflicts between the nucleus and the organelles. In both plant and animal systems, an increased female fitness associated with the organellar genotype (cytotype) has been observed. This phenomenon of a sex-specific selective sieve (“mother’s curse”) applies, for example, if female and male metabolic requirements are different.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022