Supergenes that lock inherited traits together are widespread in nature. Recent work shows that their blend of genetic benefits and risks for species can be complex.
Sex chromosomes are essentially supergenes run amok
I like that observation.
I was superficially familiar with the concept of a ‘selfish gene’, but I did not know of any specific examples. The segregation distortion (SD) gene in Drosophila is very interesting.
I like that observation.
I was superficially familiar with the concept of a ‘selfish gene’, but I did not know of any specific examples. The segregation distortion (SD) gene in Drosophila is very interesting.