No pre-zygotic isolation mechanisms between Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis parasites: From mating interactions to differential gene expression.

Species usually develop reproductive isolation mechanisms allowing them to avoid interbreeding. These preventive barriers can act before reproduction, "pre-zygotic barriers", or after reproduction, "post-zygotic barriers". Pre-zygotic barriers prevent unfavourable mating, while p...

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Main Authors: Julien Kincaid-Smith, Eglantine Mathieu-Bégné, Cristian Chaparro, Marta Reguera-Gomez, Stephen Mulero, Jean-Francois Allienne, Eve Toulza, Jérôme Boissier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009363