In an experiment published in 2013, Inglis and colleagues showed that bacteriocins can act primarily as selfish genetic elements promoting their own transmission in the population. (sciencedaily.com)
The maternal - effect, selfish genetic element Medea is associated with a composite Tc1 transposon. (sciencenews.org)
A maternal - effect selfish genetic element in Caenorhabditis elegans. (sciencenews.org)