G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Feb 2021)

Rapid divergence of the male reproductive proteins in the <i>Drosophila dunni</i> group and implications for postmating incompatibilities between species

  • Tom Hill,
  • Hazel-Lynn Rosales-Stephens,
  • Robert L Unckless

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab050
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4

Abstract

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AbstractProteins involved in post-copulatory interactions between males and females are among the fastest evolving genes in many species, usually attributed to their involvement in reproductive conflict. As a result, these proteins are thought to often be involved in the formation of postmating-prezygotic incompatibilities between species. The Drosophila dunnidunni