Studies of the species barrier between Drosophila subobscura and D. madeirensis. I. The genetics of male hybrid sterility.

doi:10.1038/hdy.1991.75

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Studies of the species barrier between Drosophila subobscura and D. madeirensis. I. The genetics of male hybrid sterility.

Heredity - 1 Oct 1991

Khadem M, Krimbas C B

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The genetics of hybrid male sterility between Drosophila subobscura and D. madeirensis were studied with the help of 20 markers in backcross males. A major effect resides in the sex chromosomes: backcross males with the X and Y of different origin (mad X-sub Y or sub X-mad Y) have very small and...

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila
Genetic Markers
Hybridization, Genetic
Male
Mutation
Reproduction
Species Specificity
Testis
X Chromosome
Y Chromosome

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