Evolutionary persistence and divergence of the tdk killer meiotic driver family
Fan-Yi Zhang, Guo‐Song Jia, Jing-Yi Ren, Fang Suo, Tong-Yang Du, Zhang Wen-cai, W. Li, Qi-Ming Wang, Li‐Lin Du, Yu Hua
The paper identifies divergent tdk1 homologs in fission yeast as active killer meiotic drivers, showing functional divergence and long-term evolutionary persistence.
bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology