Gene Drive Definition

Explanation of the basic concept of gene drive and how the term is used

The concept of gene drive

2022.

Standardizing the definition of gene drive

Gene drive: Evolved and synthetic

Tags: Chromosomal drive, Gene drive synthetic, Replicator/site directed nuclease, Toxin-antidote, Transmission distortion, X chromosome, Y-chromosome
Burt, AC, Andrea, ACS Chemical Biology, 13:343-346. 2018.

Drive is a process of accelerated inheritance from one generation to the next that allows some genes to spread rapidly through populations even if they do not contribute to—or indeed even if they detract from—organismal survival and reproduction. Genetic elements that can ...