Evidence for a one-allele assortative mating locus
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Ortiz Barrientos, D; Noor, MAF
Published in: Science
December 2005
Theoretical models have shown that speciation with gene flow can occur readily via a "one-allele mechanism," wherein the spread of the same allele within both of two diverging species reduces their subsequent hybridization. Here, we present the first direct genetic evidence for such an allele in Drosophila pseudoobscura. Alleles conferring high or low assortative mating in D. pseudoobscura produce the same effects when inserted into D. persimilis. This observation suggests that the type of genetic variation most conducive to controversial modes of speciation with gene flow, such as reinforcement or sympatric speciation, is present in nature.
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Science
Publication Date
December 2005
Volume
310
Issue
3753
Start / End Page
1467
Related Subject Headings
- General Science & Technology
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Ortiz Barrientos, D., & Noor, M. A. F. (2005). Evidence for a one-allele assortative mating locus. Science, 310(3753), 1467.
Ortiz Barrientos, D., and M. A. F. Noor. “Evidence for a one-allele assortative mating locus.” Science 310, no. 3753 (December 2005): 1467.
Ortiz Barrientos D, Noor MAF. Evidence for a one-allele assortative mating locus. Science. 2005 Dec;310(3753):1467.
Ortiz Barrientos, D., and M. A. F. Noor. “Evidence for a one-allele assortative mating locus.” Science, vol. 310, no. 3753, Dec. 2005, p. 1467.
Ortiz Barrientos D, Noor MAF. Evidence for a one-allele assortative mating locus. Science. 2005 Dec;310(3753):1467.
Published In
Science
Publication Date
December 2005
Volume
310
Issue
3753
Start / End Page
1467
Related Subject Headings
- General Science & Technology