Temperature-Sensitive Reproduction and the Physiological and Evolutionary Potential for Mother’s Curse
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icz091
Abstract: Abstract Strict maternal transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is hypothesized to permit the accumulation of mitochondrial variants that are deleterious to males but not females, a phenomenon called mother’s curse. However, direct evidence that mtDNA… read more here.
Keywords: mother; mother curse; sex; temperature sensitive ... See more keywords
Challenges and Prospects for Testing the Mother's Curse Hypothesis.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icz110
Abstract: Maternal inheritance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) renders selection blind to mutations whose effects are limited to males. Evolutionary theory predicts this will lead to the accumulation of a male-specific genetic load within the mitochondrial genomes… read more here.
Keywords: challenges prospects; prospects testing; curse hypothesis; mother curse ... See more keywords