Genetics: biased transmission of genomes according to parents of origin.
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State: Public
Version: Author's accepted manuscript
Serval ID
serval:BIB_04D417DF78FB
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Letter (letter): Communication to the publisher.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Genetics: biased transmission of genomes according to parents of origin.
Journal
Current Biology
ISSN
1879-0445[electronic], 0960-9822[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
20
Number
14
Pages
R601-R602
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A new study shows that wood ant queens selectively pass the maternally-inherited half of their genome to their daughters and the paternally-inherited half to their sons. This system, which most likely evolved from ancestral hybridization, creates distinct genetic lineages.
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Create date
27/05/2010 18:03
Last modification date
20/08/2019 13:26
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