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Polyandry blocks gene drive in a wild house mouse population
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2020.
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Abstract
- This study resolves a long-standing mystery of why t haplotypes, an example of selfish genes, have persisted at unexpectedly low frequencies in wild mouse populations. It shows that multiple mating by females, which is more common at higher mouse population densities, decreases the frequency of driving t haplotypes.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.98bb2f358d3e49a7ad84dfb82ec1281a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18967-8