Atypical meiosis can be adaptive in outcrossed S. pombe due to wtf meiotic drivers
M. A. Bravo Nunez, I. M. Sabbarini, L. E. Eide, R. L. Unckless, S. E. Zanders
The paper shows that wtf meiotic drivers in S. pombe can create a fitness landscape where atypical gametes are advantageous, reducing the cost of meiotic fidelity mutations and potentially increasing their benefit.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2020Evolutionary Biology