Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species—including plants, fungi, and even humans—are genes that are passed from ...

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The most extreme class, called killer meiotic drivers, create toxic proteins that destroy reproductive cells—except for those that inherit the gene that are saved by also making a protein “antidote.” ...

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Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species—including plants, fungi, and even humans—are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called "selfish ...

The most extreme class, called killer meiotic drivers, create toxic proteins that destroy reproductive cells—except for those that inherit the gene that are saved by also making a protein ...