Hybrid seed incompatibility in Capsella is connected to chromatin condensation defects in the endosperm
K. Dziasek, L. Simon, C. Lafon Placette, B. Laenen, C. Wärdig, J. Juan Santos-Gonzalez, T. Slotte, C. Köhler
This study identifies chromatin condensation defects in hybrid endosperm of Capsella species as a cause of hybrid seed failure, linked to reduced DNA methylation and gene deregulation near pericentromeres.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2020Evolutionary Biology