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PMID: 21172625 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

Speciation genetics: search for the missing snowball.

Current biology : CB ·Vol. 20 ·No. 24 ·2010-12-21 ·Pages R1073-4

Presgraves DC

Abstract

Theory predicts that, as species diverge from one another, the number of genetic incompatibilities causing sterility or inviability in interspecies hybrids grows faster than linearly, or snowballs. Two new genetic analyses now provide the first empirical support for this snowball effect.

MeSH Terms
Animals Biological Evolution Genetic Speciation Models, Genetic Species Specificity
Authors & Affiliations
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Presgraves Daven C
Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 14627, USA. [email protected]
Article Info
Journal
Current biology : CB
Abbr.
Curr Biol
ISSN
1879-0445
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2010.10.056
Email
[email protected]
Published
2010-12-21
Pages
R1073-4
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
9107782
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.10.056 View journal details
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