CHEATING TRANSPOSONS. “These selfish genetic elements fall into two classes. Killer selfish genetic elements kill cells that have not inherited the element. In principle, such killers could operate during meiosis (the hypothetical ‘sister killers’ as discussed above), but the numerous killer selfish genetic elements that have so far been described operate postmeiotically, e.g. by killing sibling sperm.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022