Clash of the genomes.
Full-genome sequences of multiple yeast species offer exciting possibilities for the functional analysis of yeast evolution and speciation. Lee et al. (2008) now report that hybrid sterility between two yeast species is caused by incompatibility between a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial regulatory protein and its mitochondrial-encoded target gene.
Barbash
Daniel A
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Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 401 Biotechnology Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. dab87@cornell.edu
D002678:Chimera; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D008928:Mitochondria; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000235:genetics*