
Keywords: Mitochondria
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Genetic conflicts: the usual suspects and beyondMcLaughlin, RNM, H. S., Journal of Experimental Biology, 220:6-17. 2017.![]() Selfishness is pervasive and manifests at all scales of biology, from societies, to individuals, to genetic elements within a genome. The relentless struggle to seek evolutionary advantages drives perpetual cycles of adaptation and counter-adaptation, commonly referred to as Red ... Keywords: autocidal, gene drive models, gene drive natural, gene drive synthetic, Mitochondria, SIT, sterile insect technique, trojan female |
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The Trojan female technique: a novel, effective and humane approach for pest population controlN. J. Gemmell, A. Jalilzadeh, R. K. Didham, T. Soboleva and D. M. Tompkins, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280:20132549. 2013.![]() We use mathematical models to test a new twist on the SMT, using maternally inherited mitochondrial (mtDNA) mutations that affect male, but not female reproductive fitness. ‘Trojan females’ carrying suchmutations, and their female descendants, produce ... Keywords: autocidal, gene drive models, gene drive natural, gene drive synthetic, Mitochondria, SIT, sterile insect technique, trojan female |

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