Essays about: "Meiotic Driver"

Found 1 essay containing the words Meiotic Driver.

  1. 1. Killer action of Spok homologue in Fusarium vanattenii : Investigation through site directed mutagenesis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för organismbiologi; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Samuel Jorayev; [2023]
    Keywords : Spok genes; FuSpok; Meiotic Driver; Fusarium; transposons;

    Abstract : The Spok genes are a group of selfish genetic elements in the fungus Podespora anserina which kills spores lacking them. These Spoks function through a toxin and resistance domain. Homologues of these have been found across other species such as in the Fusarium genus. READ MORE