Publications by authors named "Yuki Kitashima"
Lineage-specific gene acquisition or loss is involved in interspecific hybrid sterility in rice.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
February 2018
Article Synopsis
- Understanding the genetic factors that create reproductive barriers in species, particularly in rice, is crucial for evolutionary biology, focusing on the role of a certain locus that leads to hybrid sterility.
- Researchers isolated a mutant allele that prevents sterility in hybrid rice plants, linked to a deletion in a specific gene within the reproductive barrier locus.
- The findings suggest that modifying or disrupting this gene can create a neutral allele, allowing for successful interspecific hybridization, which can be advantageous for breeding programs.