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Genomic islands of differentiation in two songbird species reveal candidate genes for hybrid female sterility.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2018
Mořkovský Libor, Janoušek Václav, Reif Jiří, Rídl Jakub, Pačes Jan, Choleva Lukáš, Janko Karel, Nachman Michael W, Reifová Radka
Abstract excerpt
Hybrid sterility is a common first step in the evolution of postzygotic reproductive isolation. According to Haldane's Rule, it affects predominantly the heterogametic sex. While the genetic basis of hybrid male sterility in organisms with heterogametic males has been studied for decades, the genetic basis of hybrid female sterility in organisms with heterogametic females has received much less attention. We...
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