The wtf meiotic driver gene family has unexpectedly persisted for over 100 million years
M. De Carvalho, G.-S. Jia, A. Nidamangala Srinivasa, R. B. Billmyre, Y.-H. Xu, J. J. Lange, I. M. Sabbarini, L.-L. Du, S. E. Zanders
This study identifies the persistence of the wtf meiotic driver gene family across four fission yeast species diverging over 100 million years ago, showing that active meiotic drive systems can persist long-term.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2022Evolutionary Biology