Origin of species: Protein imbalances doom hybrids

Why do crosses between closely related species fail to produce fertile hybrids? A new study led by Professor Axel Imhof of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, Germany, shows that differences in the levels - not necessarily the sequences - of certain key proteins are crucial in mediating reproductive isolation.

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