On 2015 Aug 12, Donald Forsdyke commented:

WINGE PROPOSED HYBRID STERILITY CURED BY WHOLE-GENOME DUPLICATION

That hybrid sterility would be 'cured' by whole genome duplication was suggested by 'the father of yeast genetics' [1], Őjvind Winge [2], and has been extensively discussed in modern texts on speciation [3] and evolutionary biology [4].

He would doubtless have been delighted that his favorite organism (apart from dogs) had formed the basis of the elegant study by Marcet-Houben and Gabaldon that provides a welcome endorsement of his viewpoint.

[1] Szybalski W (2001) My road to Őjvind Winge, the father of yeast genetics. Genetics 158:1–6.

[2] Winge Ő (1917) The chromosomes. Their numbers and general importance. Comptes Rendus des Travaux du Laboratoire Carlsberg. 13:131–275. see Webpage.

[3] Forsdyke DR (2001) The Origin of Species Revisited. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, pp. 72–79.

[4] Forsdyke DR (2011) Evolutionary Bioinformatics. 2nd edition. New York: Springer, pp. 184–186.

On 2015 Aug 12, Donald Forsdyke commented:

WINGE PROPOSED HYBRID STERILITY CURED BY WHOLE-GENOME DUPLICATION

That hybrid sterility would be 'cured' by whole genome duplication was suggested by 'the father of yeast genetics' [1], Őjvind Winge [2], and has been extensively discussed in modern texts on speciation [3] and evolutionary biology [4].

He would doubtless have been delighted that his favorite organism (apart from dogs) had formed the basis of the elegant study by Marcet-Houben and Gabaldon that provides a welcome endorsement of his viewpoint.

[1] Szybalski W (2001) My road to Őjvind Winge, the father of yeast genetics. Genetics 158:1–6.

[2] Winge Ő (1917) The chromosomes. Their numbers and general importance. Comptes Rendus des Travaux du Laboratoire Carlsberg. 13:131–275. see Webpage.

[3] Forsdyke DR (2001) The Origin of Species Revisited. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, pp. 72–79.

[4] Forsdyke DR (2011) Evolutionary Bioinformatics. 2nd edition. New York: Springer, pp. 184–186.