Why are male malaria parasites in such a rush? | Zendy

Shahid M. Khan | Zendy; Sarah E. Reece | Zendy; Andrew P. Waters | Zendy; Chris J. Janse | Zendy; Szymon Kaczanowski | Zendy

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Why are male malaria parasites in such a rush?

Author(s) -

Shahid M. Khan,

Sarah E. Reece,

Andrew P. Waters,

Chris J. Janse,

Szymon Kaczanowski

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

evolution medicine and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 2050-6201

DOI - 10.1093/emph/eos003

Subject(s) - biology , multicellular organism , coevolution , evolutionary biology , mating , parasite hosting , malaria , plasmodium (life cycle) , evolution of sexual reproduction , gene , host (biology) , zoology , genetics , immunology , world wide web , computer science

Disease-causing organisms are notorious for fast rates of molecular evolution and the ability to adapt rapidly to changes in their ecology. Sex plays a key role in evolution, and recent studies, in humans and other multicellular organisms, document that genes expressed principally or exclusively in males exhibit the fastest rates of adaptive evolution. However, despite the importance of sexual reproduction for many unicellular taxa, sex-biased gene expression and its evolutionary implications have been overlooked.

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