Selfish genetic elements (historically also referred to as selfish genes, ultra-selfish genes, selfish DNA, parasitic DNA and genomic outlaws) are genetic...

A transposable element (TE), also transposon, or jumping gene, is a type of mobile genetic element, a nucleic acid sequence in DNA that can change its...

compatible) match for her genes. Mice, carry a particular type of selfish genetic element known as a segregation distorter. This specific classification...

Quantitative genetics Runaway process (Fisherian runaway) Selective sweep Selfish genetic element Sexual selection Shifting balance theory Subfunctionalization Supergene...

silencing Genetic algorithm Haplotype List of gene prediction software Lists of human genes Predictive medicine Quantitative trait locus Selfish genetic element...

Guo, M.; Hay, B. A. (2007-04-27). "A Synthetic Maternal-Effect Selfish Genetic Element Drives Population Replacement in Drosophila". Science. 316 (5824):...

eukaryotic genomes Non-coding DNA Plant DNA C-values Database Selfish genetic element Transposable element Dolezel J, Bartoš J, Voglmayr H, Greilhuber J (2003)...

to hold genetic information in cells. It only remained as an exercise of experimental biology to discover exactly which molecule was the genetic molecule...

mounting evidence that restriction endonucleases evolved as a selfish genetic element. Restriction enzymes recognize a specific sequence of nucleotides...

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs), sometimes called selfish genetic elements, are a type of genetic material that can move around within a genome, or that...

Ming; Hay, Bruce A. (27 April 2007). "A Synthetic Maternal-Effect Selfish Genetic Element Drives Population Replacement in Drosophila". Science. 316 (5824)...

present in excess of one million copies. Alu elements were thought to be selfish or parasitic DNA, because their sole known function is self reproduction...

sequencing See massively parallel sequencing. selectable marker selfish genetic element Any genetic material (e.g. a gene or any other DNA sequence) which can...

if slightly detrimental to survival, as is characteristic of some selfish genetic elements. Parasitic chromosomes are often B chromosomes, such that...

Human genetic enhancement or human genetic engineering refers to human enhancement by means of a genetic modification. This could be done in order to cure...

Contrast ortholog. parapatric speciation paraphyly parasitic DNA See selfish genetic element. parsimony The principle of accounting for empirical observations...

The selfish herd theory states that individuals within a population attempt to reduce their predation risk by putting other conspecifics between themselves...

Genetic load Genetic map Genetic marker Genetic material Genetic mosaic Genetic polymorphism Genetic screen Genetic screening Genetic testing Genetic...

A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. The exact definition...

remnants of Transposable elements, these have been labelled "junk" or "selfish" DNA. Nevertheless, occasionally some repeats may be exapted for other...

This prompted a series of papers and letters describing transposons as selfish DNA that acted as a parasite in genomes and produced no fitness advantage...

PMC 5668417. PMID 29097664. Drost HG, Sanchez DH (December 2019). "Becoming a Selfish Clan: Recombination Associated to Reverse-Transcription in LTR Retrotransposons"...

term "meme" was coined by biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, to illustrate the principle that he later called "Universal Darwinism"...

London: Collins. LCCN 93017940. OCLC 869541868. Dawkins, Richard (1976). The Selfish Gene. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-857519-1. LCCN 76029168...

the Eukarya originated. The cell had a lipid bilayer; it possessed the genetic code and ribosomes which translated from DNA or RNA to proteins. The LUCA...

neologism coined by Richard Dawkins, originating from his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Dawkins's own position is somewhat ambiguous. He welcomed N. K. Humphrey's...

PMC 1131864. PMID 15851677. Hurst GD, Werren JH (August 2001). "The role of selfish genetic elements in eukaryotic evolution". Nature Reviews Genetics. 2 (8):...

and comparisons may be drawn with traits such as antisocial violence, a selfish worldview that precludes the welfare of others, a lack of remorse or guilt...

A.R.; Hodgson, D.J.; Lewis, Z.; Hurst, G.D.D.; Wedell, N. (2008). "Selfish Genetic Elements Promote Polyandry in a Fly". Science. 322 (5905): 1241–1243...

increasingly thought to form one component of a complex genetic network linking selfish genetic elements in eukaryotic genomes with double-stranded DNA...