Genome editing technology has rapidly evolved to knock-out genes, create targeted genetic
variation, install precise insertion/deletion and single nucleotide changes, and perform large …

Meiotic drivers are genetic variants that selfishly manipulate the production of gametes to
increase their own rate of transmission, often to the detriment of the rest of the genome and …

Wolbachia are maternally inherited bacteria that infect arthropod species worldwide and are
deployed in vector control to curb arboviral spread using cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). CI …

Scientists are rapidly developing synthetic gene drive elements intended for release into
natural populations. These are intended to control or eradicate disease vectors and pests, or …

In this review, we examine the fungal spore killers. These are meiotic drive elements that
cheat during sexual reproduction to increase their transmission into the next generation …

Meiotic drivers are selfish elements that bias their own transmission into more than half of
the viable progeny produced by a driver+/driver− heterozygote. Meiotic drivers are thought …

Spore killers in fungi are selfish genetic elements that distort Mendelian segregation in their
favor. It remains unclear how many species harbor them and how diverse their mechanisms …

Stalk-eyed flies in the genus Teleopsis carry selfish genetic elements that induce sex ratio
(SR) meiotic drive and impact the fitness of male and female carriers. Here, we assemble …

In sexual reproduction, opportunities are limited and the stakes are high. This inevitably
leads to conflict. One pervasive conflict occurs within genomes between alternative alleles at …

Drive is a process of accelerated inheritance from one generation to the next that allows
some genes to spread rapidly through populations even if they do not contribute to or …