The effects of interspecific Y chromosome replacements on hybrid sterility within the Drosophila simulans clade.

doi:10.1093/genetics/135.2.443

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The effects of interspecific Y chromosome replacements on hybrid sterility within the Drosophila simulans clade.

Genetics - 1 Oct 1993

Johnson N A, Hollocher H, Noonburg E, Wu C I

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We attempted to introgress Y chromosomes between three sibling species of Drosophila: D. simulans, D. sechellia and D. mauritiana. Four D. sechellia Y chromosomes were introgressed into D. simulans without loss of fertility whereas the four reciprocal introgressions (D. simulans Y introgressed in...

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila
Female
Fertility
Genotype
Infertility, Male
Longevity
Male
Spermatozoa
Y Chromosome

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