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meiotic drive: a standalone construct

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Genetics

any process that causes one allele to be passed on to more than half of the gametes of a heterozygote.

In genetics, meiotic drive refers to any process that causes one allele to be passed on to more than half of the gametes of a heterozygote. This meaning comes from Sandler (1957) in The American Naturalist.[1]

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allele3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs drive2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs process3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Sandler, L., & Novitski, E. (1957). Meiotic Drive as an Evolutionary Force. The American Naturalist, 91(857), 105-110. https://doi.org/10.1086/281969

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