Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Aborting meiosis allows recombination in sterile diploid yeast hybrids

  • Simone Mozzachiodi,
  • Lorenzo Tattini,
  • Agnes Llored,
  • Agurtzane Irizar,
  • Neža Škofljanc,
  • Melania D’Angiolo,
  • Matteo De Chiara,
  • Benjamin P. Barré,
  • Jia-Xing Yue,
  • Angela Lutazi,
  • Sophie Loeillet,
  • Raphaelle Laureau,
  • Souhir Marsit,
  • Simon Stenberg,
  • Benoit Albaud,
  • Karl Persson,
  • Jean-Luc Legras,
  • Sylvie Dequin,
  • Jonas Warringer,
  • Alain Nicolas,
  • Gianni Liti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26883-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Hybrids are often considered evolutionary dead ends because they do not generate viable offspring. Here, the authors show that sterile yeast hybrids generate genetic diversity through meiotic-like recombination by aborting meiosis and return to asexual growth.