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Exploring the evolution of Wolbachia compatibility types: a simulation approach.
Genetics - 1 Jun 2005
Charlat Sylvain, Calmet Claire, Andrieu Olivier, Merçot Hervé
Abstract excerpt
Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is observed when males bearing the bacterium mate with uninfected females or with females bearing a different Wolbachia variant; in such crosses, paternal chromosomes are lost at the first embryonic mitosis, most often resulting in developmental arrest. The molecular basis of CI is currently unknown, but it is useful to distinguish conceptually the male and...
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