Heterosis as a consequence of regulatory incompatibility

Heterosis as a consequence of regulatory incompatibility

Abstract Background The merging of genomes in inter-specific hybrids can result in novel phenotypes, including increased growth rate and biomass yield, a phenomenon known as heterosis. Heterosis is typically viewed as the opposite of hybrid incompatibility. In this view, the superior performance of...

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Main Authors: Rebecca H. Herbst, Dana Bar-Zvi, Sharon Reikhav, Ilya Soifer, Michal Breker, Ghil Jona, Eyal Shimoni, Maya Schuldiner, Avraham A. Levy, Naama Barkai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Hybrid vigor
Heterosis
Incompatibility
Budding yeast
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-017-0373-7

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