Complex basis of hybrid female sterility and Haldane's rule in Heliconius butterflies: Z-linkage and epistasis
N. Rosser, N. B. Edelman, L. Queste, M. Nelson, F. A. Seixas, K. K. Dasmahapatra, j. Mallet
This study identifies Z-chromosome epistasis and gene expression changes causing female hybrid sterility in Heliconius butterflies, supporting Haldane's rule in ZW/ZZ taxa.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2021Evolutionary Biology