PSR (paternal sex ratio) chromosomes: The ultimate selfish genetic elements

Genetica

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-101

  Werren, John H ^a   Stouthamer, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

B chromosome; Genetic conflict; Selfish DNA; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; GENDER AND SEX; GENETICS; HYMENOPTERA; INBREEDING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HYMENOPTERA; INBREEDING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS; PTEROMALIDAE; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMA KAYKAI; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; VESPIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 0037227168     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022368700752     Document Type: Article

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