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eLife Assessment: Recombination shapes the diversification of the wtf meiotic drivers

Year: 2026

Type: peer-review

Abstract: This important study provides one mechanism that can explain the rapid diversification of poison-antidote pairs in fission yeast: recombination between existing pairs.The evidence is largely solid, but the study needs to tune down its claims (as it is not shown that the novel poison-antidote can serve as a meiotic driver), and to address small experimental requests.The work is of interest to scientists studying genetic incompatibilities.

Source: eLife

DOI: 10.7554/elife.100638.2.sa3

Author: Wenying Shou

Institution: University College London

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,500

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China