Changing sex for selfish gain: B chromosomes of Lake Malawi cichlid fish

B chromosomes are extra, non-essential chromosomes present in addition to the normal complement of A chromosomes. Many species of cichlid fish in Lake Malawi carry a haploid, female-restricted B chromosome. Here we show that this B chromosome exhibits drive, with an average transmission rate of 70%....

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 20213 - 10
Main Authors:	Clark, Frances E., Kocher, Thomas D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 27.12.2019 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	631/181 631/181/2474 631/208 631/208/182 631/208/207 Animals B chromosome Chromosomes Cichlids - genetics Evolution, Molecular Female Females Genotyping Haploidy Humanities and Social Sciences Lakes Malawi Male Meiosis Meiotic drive multidisciplinary Offspring Science Science (multidisciplinary) Sex chromosomes Sex Chromosomes - genetics Sex Determination Analysis - methods Sex Determination Processes - genetics Sex Ratio Malawi Lake Malawi
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
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