Abstract
Recent studies have uncovered an abundance of non-neutral cytoplasmic genetic variation within species, which suggests that we should no longer consider the cytoplasm an idle intermediary of evolutionary change. Nonneutrality of cytoplasmic genomes is particularly intriguing, given that these genomes are maternally transmitted. This means that the fate of any given cytoplasmic genetic mutation is directly tied to its performance when expressed in females.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 131 - 140 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | American Naturalist |
| Volume | 176 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |