Adaptation is maintained by the parliament of genes

The ‘parliament of genes’ hypothesis suggests that selfish genetic elements will be counteracted by suppressors that maintain equal transmission of the rest of the genome. Here, the authors find support for this hypothesis using mathematical models to explore a range of different scenarios.

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Autores principales: Thomas W. Scott, Stuart A. West
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2a475703031a4778a397f42510c1a06e2021-12-02T17:01:46ZAdaptation is maintained by the parliament of genes10.1038/s41467-019-13169-32041-1723https://doaj.org/article/2a475703031a4778a397f42510c1a06e2019-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13169-3https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The ‘parliament of genes’ hypothesis suggests that selfish genetic elements will be counteracted by suppressors that maintain equal transmission of the rest of the genome. Here, the authors find support for this hypothesis using mathematical models to explore a range of different scenarios.Thomas W. ScottStuart A. WestNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019)
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Adaptation is maintained by the parliament of genes
description The ‘parliament of genes’ hypothesis suggests that selfish genetic elements will be counteracted by suppressors that maintain equal transmission of the rest of the genome. Here, the authors find support for this hypothesis using mathematical models to explore a range of different scenarios.
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title Adaptation is maintained by the parliament of genes
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