It is hard to resist anthropomorphizing selfish genes, particularly when they appear to defy the rules of natural selection, sweeping through populations despite conferring little or no survival ...
Copies of the mouse gene R2d2 can spread quickly through lab and wild mouse populations, despite the fact that the genes cause females to have fewer offspring. This is the first time scientists have ...
CHAPEL HILL, NC - R2d2 is selfish. It is a true selfish gene. It propagates itself through generations but not for some evolutionary advantage. Quite the opposite. Research led by UNC School of ...
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