ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2013
The dynamic relationship between polyandry and selfish genetic elements.
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- Sexual selection modulates genetic conflicts and patterns of genomic imprinting.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2017Article
- No evidence for female discrimination against male house mice carrying a selfish genetic element.Current zoology · 2016Article
- Meiotic drive changes sperm precedence patterns in house mice: potential for male alternative mating tactics?BMC evolutionary biology · 2016Article
- Detrimental effects of an autosomal selfish genetic element on sperm competitiveness in house mice.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2015Article
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Abstract
Selfish genetic elements (SGEs) are ubiquitous in eukaryotes and bacteria, and make up a large part of the genome. They frequently target sperm to increase their transmission success, but these manipulations are often associated with reduced male fertility. Low fertility of SGE-carrying males is suggested to promote polyandry as a female strategy to bias paternity against male carriers. Support for this hypothesis is found in several taxa, where SGE-carrying males have reduced sperm competitive ability. In contrast, when SGEs give rise to reproductive incompatibilities between SGE-carrying males and females, polyandry is not necessarily favoured, irrespective of the detrimental impact on male fertility. This is due to the frequency-dependent nature of these incompatibilities, because they will decrease in the population as the frequency of SGEs increases. However, reduced fertility of SGE-carrying males can prevent the successful population invasion of SGEs. In addition, SGEs can directly influence male and female mating behaviour, mating rates and reproductive traits (e.g. female reproductive tract length and male sperm). This reveals a potent and dynamic interaction between SGEs and polyandry highlighting the potential to generate sexual selection and conflict, but also indicates that polyandry can promote harmony within the genome by undermining the spread of SGEs.
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