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Polyandry and the Decrease of a Selfish Genetic Element in a Wild House Mouse Population

Despite deleterious effects on individuals, the t haplotype is a selfish genetic element present in many house mouse populations. By distorting the transmission ratio, +/t males transmit the t haplotype to up to 90% of their offspring. However, t/t individuals perish in utero. Theoretical models bas...

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Autores principales: Manser, Andri, Lindholm, Anna K, König, Barbara, Bagheri, Homayoun C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Inc 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3187861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21884047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01336.x