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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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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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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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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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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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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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Latitudinal variation in resistance and tolerance to herbivory in the perennial herb Lythrum salicaria is related to intensity of herbivory and plant phenology by Lehndal, L., Ågren, J.

“…Both the length of the growing season and the intensity of herbivory often vary along climatic gradients, which may result in divergent selection on plant…”
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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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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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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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The Capsella rubella genome and the genomic consequences of rapid mating system evolution by Slotte, Tanja, Hazzouri, Khaled M, Ågren, J Arvid, Koenig, Daniel, Maumus, Florian, Guo, Ya-Long, Steige, Kim, Platts, Adrian E, Escobar, Juan S, Newman, L Killian, Wang, Wei, Mandáková, Terezie, Vello, Emilio, Smith, Lisa M, Henz, Stefan R, Steffen, Joshua, Takuno, Shohei, Brandvain, Yaniv, Coop, Graham, Andolfatto, Peter, Hu, Tina T, Blanchette, Mathieu, Clark, Richard M, Quesneville, Hadi, Nordborg, Magnus, Gaut, Brandon S, Lysak, Martin A, Jenkins, Jerry, Grimwood, Jane, Chapman, Jarrod, Prochnik, Simon, Shu, Shengqiang, Rokhsar, Daniel, Schmutz, Jeremy, Weigel, Detlef, Wright, Stephen I

“…Stephen Wright, Detlef Weigel and colleagues report the whole-genome sequence of Capsella rubella , a highly selfing crucifer found throughout much of southern…”
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Conflicting selection on the timing of germination in a natural population of Arabidopsis thaliana by Akiyama, R., Ågren, J.

“…The timing of germination is a key life‐history trait that may strongly influence plant fitness and that sets the stage for selection on traits expressed later…”
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Interphase precipitation in niobium-microalloyed steels by Okamoto, R., Borgenstam, A., Ågren, J.

“…The interphase precipitation in niobium steel has been investigated. In the present work, the austenite/ferrite transformation speed should be fast due to hot…”
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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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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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