Bi-Directional Incompatibility

 

If individuals within the population are infected with different Wolbachia infection types (red vs blue), then crosses between the individuals carrying the different infections are incompatible in both directions.  This is called ‘bi-directional incompatibility.  However, it is still the same rule as unidirectional CI ...

If the male has an infection that is not present in his mate, it is an incompatible cross.

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