Article
The neutral rate of whole-genome duplication varies among yeast species and their hybrids.
Nature communications - 25 May 2021
Marsit S, Hénault M, Charron G, Fijarczyk A, Landry C R
Abstract excerpt
Hybridization and polyploidization are powerful mechanisms of speciation. Hybrid speciation often coincides with whole-genome duplication (WGD) in eukaryotes. This suggests that WGD may allow hybrids to thrive by increasing fitness, restoring fertility and/or increasing access to adaptive mutations. Alternatively, it has been suggested that hybridization itself may trigger WGD. Testing these models requires...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
