Selfish genetic element
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"It is strongly to be expected on evolutionary grounds that, where the sexes differ, it should be the males that advertise and the females that are drab. Modern western man is undoubtedly exceptional in this respect." --The Selfish Gene |
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Selfish genetic elements (historically also referred to as selfish genes, ultra-selfish genes, selfish DNA, parasitic DNA and genomic outlaws) are genetic segments that can enhance their own transmission at the expense of other genes in the genome, even if this has no positive or a net negative effect on organismal fitness.
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See also
- C-value enigma
- Endogenous retrovirus
- Gene-centered view of evolution
- Genome size
- Intragenomic conflict
- Introns: introns as mobile genetic elements
- Junk DNA
- Mobile genetic elements
- Mutation
- Noncoding DNA
- Retrotransposon
- Transposable element
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