Article
Genomic islands of divergence in hybridizing Heliconius butterflies identified by large-scale targeted sequencing.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 5 Feb 2012
Nadeau Nicola J, Whibley Annabel, Jones Robert T, Davey John W, Dasmahapatra Kanchon K, Baxter Simon W, Quail Michael A, Joron Mathieu, ffrench-Constant Richard H, Blaxter Mark L, Mallet James, Jiggins Chris D
Abstract excerpt
Heliconius butterflies represent a recent radiation of species, in which wing pattern divergence has been implicated in speciation. Several loci that control wing pattern phenotypes have been mapped and two were identified through sequencing. These same gene regions play a role in adaptation across the whole Heliconius radiation. Previous studies of population genetic patterns at these regions have sequenced...
Topics
- Adaptation, Biological
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Butterflies
- Chromosomes, Insect
- Genes, Insect
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Speciation
- Genetic Variation