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When and why are mitochondria paternally inherited? by Munasinghe, Manisha, Ågren, J. Arvid

“…In contrast with nuclear genes that are passed on through both parents, mitochondrial genes are maternally inherited in most species, most of the time. The…”
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Sewall Wright’s criticism of the gene’s-eye view of evolution by Ågren, J. Arvid

“…The gene’s-eye view of evolution has played a central but contentious role in evolutionary biology for the past half-century. By envisioning evolutionary…”
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Selfish genetic elements by Ågren, J Arvid, Clark, Andrew G

“…Selfish genetic elements (historically also referred to as selfish genes, ultra-selfish genes, selfish DNA, parasitic DNA, genomic outlaws) are genetic…”
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The resolution of evolutionary conflicts within species by Ågren, J Arvid, Arnqvist, Göran, Rowe, Locke

“…Evolutionary conflicts of interest occur at all levels, scales and forms of biological organization. They are a fundamental component of the living world and…”
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Viruses, cancers, and evolutionary biology in the clinic: a commentary on Leeks et al. 2023 by Ågren, J. Arvid, Scott, Jacob G.

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Genetic conflicts and the case for licensed anthropomorphizing by Ågren, J. Arvid, Patten, Manus M.

“…The use of intentional language in biology is controversial. It has been commonly applied by researchers in behavioral ecology, who have not shied away from…”
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Enforcement is central to the evolution of cooperation by Ågren, J. Arvid, Davies, Nicholas G., Foster, Kevin R.

“…Cooperation occurs at all levels of life, from genomes, complex cells and multicellular organisms to societies and mutualisms between species. A major question…”
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Adaptation in the face of internal conflict: the paradox of the organism revisited by Patten, Manus M., Schenkel, Martijn A., Ågren, J. Arvid

“…ABSTRACT The paradox of the organism refers to the observation that organisms appear to function as coherent purposeful entities, despite the potential for…”
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Evolutionary transitions in individuality: insights from transposable elements by AGREN, J. Arvid

“…•Evolutionary transitions in individuality give life its hierarchical structure.•The same principles govern cooperation in the genome as at other levels of…”
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Mitochondrial-Y chromosome epistasis in Drosophila melanogaster by Ågren, J Arvid, Munasinghe, Manisha, Clark, Andrew G

“…The coordination between mitochondrial and nuclear genes is crucial to eukaryotic organisms. Predicting the nature of these epistatic interactions can be…”
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Hybrid origins and the earliest stages of diploidization in the highly successful recent polyploid Capsella bursa-pastoris by Douglas, Gavin M, Gos, Gesseca, Steige, Kim A, Salcedo, Adriana, Holm, Karl, Josephs, Emily B, Arunkumar, Ramesh, Ågren, J Arvid, Hazzouri, Khaled M, Wang, Wei, Platts, Adrian E, Williamson, Robert J, Neuffer, Barbara, Lascoux, Martin, Slotte, Tanja, Wright, Stephen I

“…Significance Plants have undergone repeated rounds of whole-genome duplication, followed by gene degeneration and loss. Using whole-genome resequencing, we…”
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Coevolution of Genome Architecture and Social Behavior by Rubenstein, Dustin R., Ågren, J. Arvid, Carbone, Lucia, Elde, Nels C., Hoekstra, Hopi E., Kapheim, Karen M., Keller, Laurent, Moreau, Corrie S., Toth, Amy L., Yeaman, Sam, Hofmann, Hans A.

“…Although social behavior can have a strong genetic component, it can also result in selection on genome structure and function, thereby influencing the…”
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Sexual conflict through mother’s curse and father’s curse by Ågren, J. Arvid, Munasinghe, Manisha, Clark, Andrew G.

“…In contrast with autosomes, lineages of sex chromosomes reside for different amounts of time in males and females, and this transmission asymmetry makes them…”
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Meiosis solved the problem of gerrymandering by ÅGREN, J. ARVID, HAIG, DAVID, McCOY, DAKOTA E.

“…Gerrymandering, the structuring of voting districts to favour certain politicians and political groups, undermines fair elections and presents a serious…”
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Selfish genetic elements and plant genome size evolution by Ågren, J. Arvid, Wright, Stephen I.

“…Plants have contributed extensively to our understanding of selfish genetic elements. Most recently, the sequencing of the Arabis alpina genome shows how the…”
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Selfish genetic elements and the gene’s-eye view of evolution by Ågren, J. Arvid

“…During the last few decades, we have seen an explosion in the influx of details about the biology of selfish genetic elements. Ever since the early days of the…”
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Transposable element evolution in the allotetraploid Capsella bursa-pastoris by Ågren, J. Arvid, Huang, Hui-Run, Wright, Stephen I.

“…PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Shifts in ploidy affect the evolutionary dynamics of genomes in a myriad of ways. Population genetic theory predicts that transposable…”
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Mating system shifts and transposable element evolution in the plant genus Capsella by Agren, J Ågren, Wang, Wei, Koenig, Daniel, Neuffer, Barbara, Weigel, Detlef, Wright, Stephen I

“…Despite having predominately deleterious fitness effects, transposable elements (TEs) are major constituents of eukaryote genomes in general and of plant…”
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Spatial cumulant models enable spatially informed treatment strategies and analysis of local interactions in cancer systems by Hamis, Sara, Somervuo, Panu, Ågren, J. Arvid, Tadele, Dagim Shiferaw, Kesseli, Juha, Scott, Jacob G., Nykter, Matti, Gerlee, Philip, Finkelshtein, Dmitri, Ovaskainen, Otso

“…Theoretical and applied cancer studies that use individual-based models (IBMs) have been limited by the lack of a mathematical formulation that enables…”
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Co-evolution between transposable elements and their hosts: a major factor in genome size evolution? by Ågren, J. Arvid, Wright, Stephen I

“…Most models of genome size evolution emphasize changes in relative rates of and/or the efficacy of selection on insertions and deletions. However, transposable…”
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