Engineering multiple species-like genetic incompatibilities in insects

Maciej Maselko; Nathan Feltman; Ambuj Upadhyay; Amanda Hayward; Siba Das; Nathan Myslicki; Aidan J. Peterson; Michael B. O’Connor; Michael J. Smanski

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18348-1

Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Engineering multiple species-like genetic incompatibilities in insects

Maciej Maselko,
Nathan Feltman,
Ambuj Upadhyay,
Amanda Hayward,
Siba Das,
Nathan Myslicki,
Aidan J. Peterson,
Michael B. O’Connor,
Michael J. Smanski

Affiliations

Maciej Maselko: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota
Nathan Feltman: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota
Ambuj Upadhyay: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota
Amanda Hayward: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota
Siba Das: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota
Nathan Myslicki: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota
Aidan J. Peterson: Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota
Michael B. O’Connor: Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota
Michael J. Smanski: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18348-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Natural speciation can be driven by pre-zygotic and post-zygotic barriers. Here the authors use a dominant lethal transgene coupled to a recessive resistance allele to engineer species-like barriers in Drosophila.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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