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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Xenopus laevis x Xenopus muelleri
SUBMITTER: John Malone
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-9507 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20080101 5859
Reproductive isolation between biological species is characterized by Haldane's rule, which states that the heterogametic sex (XY or ZW) suffers the most dysfunctional effects of hybridization. It has been hypothesized that, in addition to X-linked recessive genes, Haldane's rule also reflects the faster evolution of genes related to male reproduction (faster-male evolution). We used sex-reversed hybrid Xenopus to test faster-male evolution by examining the fertility of sex-reversed individuals ...[more]