TWiEVO 30: Driving Miss Maize-y
Apr 21, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 30
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Episode description
Nels and Vincent reveal how a motor protein in corn causes preferential transmission of chromosomes to egg cells, leading to non-Mendelian inheritance.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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- Molecular Evolution and the Cellmeeting
- Selfishcorn chromosomes (Cell)
- Dawe Lab- neocentromeres and meiotic drive
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Nels - Craypot stinkhorn mushroom (Colus pusilus)
Vincent -Doubts raised over plan to release herpesvirus to wipe out carp
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