A rare example of gene incompatibility between two species of budding yeast has been found. This discovery of elusive 'speciation' genes adds to other reproductive-isolation mechanisms operating in yeasts.
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Louis, E. Origins of reproductive isolation. Nature 457, 549–550 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/457549a
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