Meiotic drive refers to the capacity of certain genetic elements to bias their own transmission during gametogenesis, thereby violating the expectation of equal allele segregation. These selfish ...

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have uncovered how to potentially control harmful insect populations by studying a "selfish gene" that manipulates inheritance The new research focuses on ...

New research is shining a light on one of genetics' enduring puzzles—how the workings of the so-called "selfish gene" could be harnessed to control harmful insect populations. By understanding the ...