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Stacking the genetic deck: How some plant hybrids beat the odds by erasing lethal genes
- February 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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In the plant world, when two different species mate, their offspring often don't survive. The reason lies in their DNA: incompatible genes often mix in their offspring, triggering a fatal breakdown known as hybrid lethality that acts as a reproductive barrier to keep species separate.
Originally published at Phys.org