Periodic Reporting for period 4 - SpoKiGen (Spore killer genomics: elucidating causes and consequences of a fungal meiotic drive element)

Selfish genetic elements skew sexual transmission in their own favor, at the expense of other genes in the genome. Although meiotic drive is widespread in nature and has been identified in a wide range of eukaryotes, there is a profound lack of empirical insight into the...