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Selfish genetic elements (historically also referred to as selfish genes, ultra-selfish genes,
selfish DNA, parasitic DNA, genomic outlaws) are genetic segments that can enhance their …

Abstract'Selfish genetic elements', such as transposons, homing endonucleases, meiotic
drive chromosomes and heritable microorganisms, are common features of eukaryotes …

'The Selfish Gene'is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. In it Professor Dawkins
articulates a gene's eye view of evolution--a view giving centre stage to these persistent …

Selfishness is pervasive and manifests at all scales of biology, from societies, to individuals,
to genetic elements within a genome. The relentless struggle to seek evolutionary …

Natural selection operating within genomes will inevitably result in the appearance of DNAs
with no phenotypic expression whose only 'function'is survival within genomes. Prokaryotic …

" Why isn's all life pond-scum? Why are there multimillion-celled, long-lived monsters like us,
built from tens of thousands of cooperating genes? Mark Ridley presents a new explanation …

Genomes are vulnerable to selfish genetic elements (SGEs), which enhance their own
transmission relative to the rest of an individual's genome but are neutral or harmful to the …

Ultra-selfish genes increase in frequency in a population despite the harm they inflict on
their host. The spread of both ultra-selfish genes and their suppressors is evidence of …

Site-specific selfish genes exploit host functions to copy themselves into a defined target
DNA sequence, and include homing endonuclease genes, group II introns and some LINE …