Strong hybrid male incompatibilities impede the spread of a selfish chromosome between populations of a fly.
R. Verspoor, J. M. Smith, N. L. Mannion, G. D. Hurst, T. Price
The paper investigates why a selfish chromosome fails to spread northward in Spain, finding genetic incompatibilities with local genetic backgrounds prevent its spread.
bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2018Evolutionary Biology