Hybrid incompatibility: when opposites attract with a fatal outcome.
Why do crosses between closely related species fail? Recent results suggest that mis-regulation of gene silencing contributes to hybrid failure.
Bomblies
Kirsten
K
Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany. kirsten.bomblies@tuebingen.mpg.de
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics*; D020868:Gene Silencing; D018745:Genome, Plant; D018392:Genomic Imprinting; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*; D011123:Polyploidy; D012098:Reproduction; D012639:Seeds / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development