Modulation of Prdm9-controlled meiotic chromosome asynapsis overrides hybrid sterility in mice
S. Gregorova, V. Gergelits, I. Chvatalova, T. Bhattacharyya, B. Valiskova, V. Fotopulosova, P. Jansa, D. Wiatrowska, J. Forejt
The paper investigates how Prdm9-controlled meiotic asynapsis contributes to hybrid sterility in mice and shows that introducing consubspecific homology can restore synapsis and fertility.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2017Evolutionary Biology