The gene family that cheats Mendel.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 28631611.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.28567 and PMC identifier 5478260.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Some alleles of the <i>wtf</i> gene family can increase their chances of spreading by using poisons to kill other alleles, and antidotes to save themselves.
Medical subject headings
- Poisons
- Schizosaccharomyces