dc.contributor.author | Wedell, N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-12T11:45:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-04-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | Selfish genetic elements (SGEs) such as replicating mobile elements, segregation distorters,
and maternally inherited endosymbionts, bias their transmission success relative to the rest of
the genome to increase in representation in subsequent generations. As such they generate
conflict with the rest of the genome. Such intra-genomic conflict is also a hallmark of
sexually antagonistic (SA) alleles, which are shared genes between the sexes but that have
opposing fitness effects when expressed in males and females. However, while both SGEs
and SA alleles are recognised as common and potent sources of genomic conflict, the
realisation that SGEs can also generate sexually antagonistic selection and contribute to
sexual conflict in addition to generate sexual selection is largely overlooked. Here I show that
SGEs frequently generate sex-specific selection and outline how SGEs that are associated
with compromised male fertility can shape female mating patterns, play a key role in the
dynamics of sex determination systems, and likely be an important source of sexually
antagonistic genetic variation. Given the prevalence of SGEs their contribution to sexual
conflict is likely to be greatly overlooked. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Royal Society | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 08 April 2020. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/jzo.12780 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | WM100068 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/120228 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley for Zoological Society of London | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2020 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
dc.title | Selfish genes and sexual selection: the impact of genomic parasites on host reproduction | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-12T11:45:53Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0952-8369 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Zoology | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020-03-05 | |
exeter.funder | ::Royal Society (Government) | en_GB |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2020-03-05 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2020-03-11T20:54:25Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-04-09T15:53:44Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |