Reduction of the Gene Flow of a “Neutral” Linked Gene Due to the Partial Sterility of Heterozygotes for a Chromosome Mutation

Abstract

In order to understand the problem of “chromosomal speciation” (White, 1978) the clarification and quantification of the processes and mechanisms involved as well as theoretical models are required in explaining the onset, fixation, spreading and accumulation of chromosome mutations and their role in reproductive isolation.