Meiotic drivers are genetic variants that selfishly manipulate the production of gametes to
increase their own rate of transmission, often to the detriment of the rest of the genome and …

Molecular population genetics aims to explain genetic variation and molecular evolution
from population genetics principles. The field was born 50 years ago with the first measures …

Much of what we know about speciation comes from detailed studies of well‐known model
systems. Although there have been several important syntheses on speciation, few (if any) …

The ubiquity of the “two rules of speciation”—Haldane's rule and the large X‐effect—implies
a general, special role for sex chromosomes in the evolution of intrinsic postzygotic …

Meiotic drivers are a class of selfish genetic elements whose existence is frequently hidden
due to concomitant suppressor systems. Accordingly, we know little of their evolutionary …

The rapid evolution of repetitive DNA sequences, including satellite DNA, tandem
duplications, and transposable elements, underlies phenotypic evolution and contributes to …

Sex chromosomes are susceptible to the evolution of selfish meiotic drive elements that bias
transmission and distort progeny sex ratios. Conflict between such sex-ratio drivers and the …

Levels and patterns of genetic diversity can provide insights into a population's history. In
species with sex chromosomes, differences between genomic regions with unique …

A faster rate of adaptive evolution of X‐linked genes compared with autosomal genes can
be caused by the fixation of recessive or partially recessive advantageous mutations, due to …

The three fruitfly species of the Drosophila simulans clade—D. simulans, D. mauritiana, and
D. sechellia—have served as important models in speciation genetics for over 40 years …