Bidirectional incompatibility between conspecific populations of Drosophila simulans

Scott Leslie O'Neill, Timothy Karr

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Abstract

Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) describes the phenomenon whereby eggs fertilized by sperm from insects infected with a rickettsial endosymbiont fail to hatch.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)178 - 180
Number of pages3
JournalNature
Volume348
Issue number6297
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

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