CGC Bibliography Paper 5396

Haldane's rule by sexual transformation in Caenorhabditis.

Baird SE

Medline:
12136036
Citation:
Genetics 161: 1349-1353 2002
Type:
ARTICLE
Genes:
Abstract:
Haldane's rule in C. briggsae X C. remanei broods was caused by sexual transformation; XX and XO hybrids were female. C. briggsae and C. remanei variants that partially suppress hybrid sexual transformation were identified. Effects of variant strains were cumulative. Hence, aberrant sex determination is a reproductive isolation mechanism in Caenorhabditis.