An experimental study shows that interspecific hybridization transferred components of genetic incompatibility across species, which facilitated the evolution of reproductive isolation between two swordtail fish species.
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Fig. 1: Evolution of reproductive isolation in hybrid populations of X. birchmanni and X. cortezi.
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Wang, J. Hybridization contributes to reproductive isolation. Nat Ecol Evol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02654-2
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