Engineering multiple species-like genetic incompatibilities in insects

Natural speciation can be driven by pre-zygotic and post-zygotic barriers. Here the authors use a dominant lethal transgene coupled to a recessive resistance allele to engineer species-like barriers in Drosophila.

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Main Authors: Maciej Maselko, Nathan Feltman, Ambuj Upadhyay, Amanda Hayward, Siba Das, Nathan Myslicki, Aidan J. Peterson, Michael B. O’Connor, Michael J. Smanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18348-1
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spelling doaj-270db01c945544cf80596ef77ef97a8d2021-09-12T11:48:35ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-09-011111710.1038/s41467-020-18348-1Engineering multiple species-like genetic incompatibilities in insectsMaciej Maselko0Nathan Feltman1Ambuj Upadhyay2Amanda Hayward3Siba Das4Nathan Myslicki5Aidan J. Peterson6Michael B. O’Connor7Michael J. Smanski8Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of MinnesotaNatural speciation can be driven by pre-zygotic and post-zygotic barriers. Here the authors use a dominant lethal transgene coupled to a recessive resistance allele to engineer species-like barriers in Drosophila.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18348-1
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Siba Das
Nathan Myslicki
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Michael B. O’Connor
Michael J. Smanski
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Ambuj Upadhyay
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Siba Das
Nathan Myslicki
Aidan J. Peterson
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Michael J. Smanski
Engineering multiple species-like genetic incompatibilities in insects
Nature Communications
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title Engineering multiple species-like genetic incompatibilities in insects
title_short Engineering multiple species-like genetic incompatibilities in insects
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description Natural speciation can be driven by pre-zygotic and post-zygotic barriers. Here the authors use a dominant lethal transgene coupled to a recessive resistance allele to engineer species-like barriers in Drosophila.
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