Essays about: "paternal leakage"

Found 1 essay containing the words paternal leakage.

  1. 1. Inheritance patterns of mitochondrial DNA in Drosophila paulistorum: substantial paternal transmission and the possible role of mitochondria in speciation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi

    Author : Jonathan Haars; [2019]
    Keywords : Drosophila Paulistorum; speciation; mitochondria; paternal transmission; paternal leakage; mtDNA; inheritance; hybridization;

    Abstract : Direct studies of speciation are possible in the superspecies complex of Drosophila paulistorum, which consists of six different semispecies undergoing incipient speciation. Strict maternal inheritance of mitochondria is the most common pattern of mitochondrial inheritance in animals. READ MORE