B Chromosomes – A Matter of Chromosome Drive
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B Chromosomes – A Matter of Chromosome Drive
B chromosomes are supernumerary chromosomes which are often preferentially inherited, deviating from usual Mendelian segregation. The balance between the so-called chromosome drive and the negative effects that the presence of Bs applies on the fitness of their host determines the frequency of Bs in a particular population. Drive is the key for understanding most B chromosomes. Drive occurs in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Plant Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1664-462X
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00210