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. 2016 Apr 25;26(8):R325-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.014.

Evolution: On the Origin of Symmetry, Synapsis, and Species

Cara L Brand  1 , Daven C Presgraves  2
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Evolution: On the Origin of Symmetry, Synapsis, and Species

Cara L Brand et al. Curr Biol. .
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As two species diverge from one another, they become increasingly isolated by reproductive incompatibilities. New findings, however, undermine this evolutionary orthodoxy, showing that the first identified mammal speciation gene causes only transient incompatibility between diverging species.

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