Do divergent mitochondrial backgrounds alter the fate of nuclear alleles during hybridization and admixture?
Leah J Darwin, Rebecca Z Bachtel, Faye A Lemieux, Yevgeniy Raynes, David M Rand
The paper tests if mitochondrial backgrounds influence nuclear allele fate during hybridization, finding no evidence of such effects despite expected incompatibilities.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology