Aborting meiosis allows recombination in sterile diploid yeast hybrids
Hybrids are often considered evolutionary dead ends because they do not generate viable offspring. Here, the authors show that sterile yeast hybrids generate genetic diversity through meiotic-like recombination by aborting meiosis and return to asexual growth.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Simone Mozzachiodi,
Lorenzo Tattini,
Agnes Llored,
Agurtzane Irizar,
Neža Škofljanc,
Melania D’Angiolo,
Matteo De Chiara,
Benjamin P. Barré,
Jia-Xing Yue,
Angela Lutazi,
Sophie Loeillet,
Raphaelle Laureau,
Souhir Marsit,
Simon Stenberg,
Benoit Albaud,
Karl Persson,
Jean-Luc Legras,
Sylvie Dequin,
Jonas Warringer,
Alain Nicolas,
Gianni Liti |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26883-8
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