Genetics of hybrid male sterility between drosophila sibling species: a complex web of epistasis is revealed in interspecific studies.

doi:10.1093/genetics/138.2.329

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Genetics of hybrid male sterility between drosophila sibling species: a complex web of epistasis is revealed in interspecific studies.

Genetics - 1 Oct 1994

Palopoli M F, Wu C I

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To study the genetic differences responsible for the sterility of their male hybrids, we introgressed small segments of an X chromosome from Drosophila simulans into a pure Drosophila mauritiana genetic background, then assessed the fertility of males carrying heterospecific introgressions of var...

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila
Female
Fertility
Genotype
Infertility, Male
Male
Recombination, Genetic
Species Specificity
Spermatogenesis
X Chromosome

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