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A single synonymous nucleotide change impacts the male-killing phenotype of prophage WO gene wmk

Wolbachia are the most widespread bacterial endosymbionts in animals. Within arthropods, these maternally transmitted bacteria can selfishly hijack host reproductive processes to increase the relative fitness of their transmitting females. One such form of reproductive parasitism called male killing...

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Autores principales: Perlmutter, Jessamyn I, Meyers, Jane E, Bordenstein, Seth R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8555981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34677126
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.67686