Meiotic drive adaptive testes enlargement during early development in the stalk-eyed fly
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0352
Abstract: The sex-ratio ‘SR’ X-linked meiotic drive system in stalk-eyed flies destroys all Y-bearing sperm. Unlike other SR systems, drive males do not suffer fertility loss. They have greatly enlarged testes, which compensate for gamete killing.… read more here.
Keywords: adaptive testes; drive males; development; stalk eyed ... See more keywords