Aborting meiosis allows recombination in sterile diploid yeast hybrids
oleh: 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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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01 |
Deskripsi
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.