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Meiotic drive is associated with sexual incompatibility in Neurospora.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Nov 2022
Vogan Aaron A, Svedberg Jesper, Grudzinska-Sterno Magdalena, Johannesson Hanna
Abstract excerpt
Evolution of Bateson-Dobzhansky-Muller (BDM) incompatibilities is thought to represent a key step in the formation of separate species. They are incompatible alleles that have evolved in separate populations and are exposed in hybrid offspring as hybrid sterility or lethality. In this study, we reveal a previously unconsidered mechanism promoting the formation of BDM incompatibilities, meiotic drive. Theoretical...
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