{
  "id": 7096989,
  "title": "Molecular characterization of required for killing-2: a gene required for spore killing by Neurospora Sk-3.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/molecular-characterization-of-required-for-killing-2-a-gene-required",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.07.749943v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Sk-3 selfish genetic element in Neurospora fungi is transmitted to offspring in a biased manner through spore killing. In crosses between an Sk-3 strain and a Spore killing-sensitive (Sk-S) strain, nearly all offspring that fail to inherit Sk-3 are killed. Although a mutation called rfk-2UV, which disrupts spore killing by Sk-3, was isolated in an earlier work, its precise location within the…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}