Diploid male gametes circumvent hybrid sterility between Asian and African rice species
D. Kuniyoshi, I. Masuda, Y. Kanaoka, Y. Shimazaki-Kishi, Y. Okamoto, H. Yasui, T. Yamamoto, K. Nagaki, Y. Hoshino, Y. Koide, I. Takamure, Y. Kishima
The paper shows diploid male gametes bypass hybrid sterility in rice hybrids by avoiding allelic conflicts at hybrid sterility loci through meiotic anomalies.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2020Plant Biology