Hybrid Dysgenesis in Drosophila simulans Associated with a Rapid Invasion of the P-Element.

In a classic example of the invasion of a species by a selfish genetic element, the P-element was horizontally transferred from a distantly related species into Drosophila melanogaster. Despite causing 'hybrid dysgenesis', a syndrome of abnormal phenotypes that include sterility, the P-ele...

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Main Authors: Tom Hill, Christian Schlötterer, Andrea J Betancourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005920
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