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Wolbachia divergence and the evolution of cytoplasmic incompatibility in Culex pipiens.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Atyame Célestine M, Labbé Pierrick, Dumas Emilie, Milesi Pascal, Charlat Sylvain, Fort Philippe, Weill Mylène
Abstract excerpt
Many insect species harbor Wolbachia bacteria that induce cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), i.e. embryonic lethality in crosses between infected males and uninfected females, or between males and females carrying incompatible Wolbachia strains. The molecular mechanism of CI remains unknown, but the available data are best interpreted under a modification-rescue model, where a mod function disables the...
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