Symbiont-mediated cytoplasmic incompatibility: What have we learned in 50 years?

Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is the most common symbiont-induced reproductive manipulation. Specifically, symbiont-induced sperm modifications cause catastrophic mitotic defects in the fertilized embryo and ensuing lethality in crosses between symbiotic males and either aposymbiotic females or f...

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Main Authors: J Dylan Shropshire, Brittany Leigh, Seth R Bordenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-09-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/61989