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Abstract
Satellite DNAs may have originated during evolution at the same time as sexual reproduction in order to suppress crossingover between the 2 heterogametic sex chromosomes, and may have acquired a function of sterility barriers in hybrid species during evolution. This origin of satellite DNAs appears to be reflected in different stages of speciation: partial and total heterogametic sex hybrid sterility and full hybrid sterility might correspond to subspecies, semispecies and full species.Mesh:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 569069 DOI: 10.1007/bf01922918
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Experientia ISSN: 0014-4754