The dominance theory of Haldane's rule.

doi:10.1093/genetics/140.1.389

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The dominance theory of Haldane's rule.

Genetics - 1 May 1995

Turelli M, Orr H A

Abstract excerpt

"HALDANE's rule" states that, if species hybrids of one sex only are inviable or sterile, the afflicted sex is much more likely to be heterogametic (XY) than homogametic (XX). We show that most or all of the phenomena associated with HALDANE's rule can be explained by the simple hypothesis that a...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Dosage Compensation, Genetic
Female
Genes, Dominant
Genes, Lethal
Genes, Recessive
Hybridization, Genetic
Infertility
Male
Mammals
Models, Genetic
Sex Chromosomes
Sex Determination Analysis

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