Table 1. Speciation genes causing postzygotic reproductive isolation that have been identified at the DNA sequence level.
Gene | Taxon | Hybrid phenotype | Gene type | Ref(s). |
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Xmrk-2 | Xiphophorus | Inviability | Receptor tyrosine kinase | 16-18 |
OdsH | Drosophila | Sterility | Transcription factor | 22-24 |
Hmr | Drosophila | Inviability | Transcription factor | 29, 30 |
Nup96 | Drosophila | Inviability | Nucleoporin | 34 |