
Keywords: X chromosome meiotic drive
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Strong hybrid male incompatibilities impede the spread of a selfish chromosome between populations of a flyVerspoor Rudi, LSJ, M. L.; Mannion Natasha, L. M.; Hurst Gregory, D. D.; Price Tom, A. R., Evolution Letters, 2:169-179. 2018.![]() Meiotically driving sex chromosomes manipulate gametogenesis to increase their transmission at a cost to the rest of the genome. The intragenomic conflicts they produce have major impacts on the ecology and evolution of their host species. However, their ecological dynamics ... Keywords: Compatibility, Drosophila subobscura, gene drive mechanisms, gene drive natural, insects, segregation distortion, selfish genetic elements, suppression, X chromosome meiotic drive |

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