Keywords: gene drive genetic conflict segregation distortion selfish genetic elements toxin-antidote toxin-antitoxin
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Toxin-Antidote Elements Across the Tree of LifeA. Burga, E. Ben-David and L. Kruglyak, Annual Review Genetics, 54:387-415. 2020.
Toxin-antitoxin or toxin-antidote (TA) elements are genetic dyads that cheat the laws of inheritance to guarantee their transmission to the next generation. This seemingly simple genetic arrangement-a toxin linked to its antidote-is capable of quickly spreading and persisting in ... |
