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Evolution of a genetic incompatibility in the genus Xiphophorus.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Oct 2013
Scarpino Samuel V, Hunt Patrick J, Garcia-De-Leon Francisco J, Juenger Thomas E, Schartl Manfred, Kirkpatrick Mark
Abstract excerpt
Genetic incompatibilities are commonly observed between hybridizing species. Although this type of isolating mechanism has received considerable attention, we have few examples describing how genetic incompatibilities evolve. We investigated the evolution of two loci involved in a classic example of a Bateson-Dobzhansky-Muller (BDM) incompatibility in Xiphophorus, a genus of freshwater fishes from northern...
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