Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Hybrid seed incompatibility in Capsella is connected to chromatin condensation defects in the endosperm
K. Dziasek, L. Simon, C. Lafon Placette…·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.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009370