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Widespread horizontal genomic exchange does not erode species barriers among sympatric ducks.
BMC evolutionary biology - 2 Apr 2012
Kraus Robert H S, Kerstens Hindrik H D, van Hooft Pim, Megens Hendrik-Jan, Elmberg Johan, Tsvey Arseny, Sartakov Dmitry, Soloviev Sergej A, Crooijmans Richard P M A, Groenen Martien A M, Ydenberg Ronald C, Prins Herbert H T
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BACKGROUND: The study of speciation and maintenance of species barriers is at the core of evolutionary biology. During speciation the genome of one population becomes separated from other populations of the same species, which may lead to genomic incompatibility with time. This separation is complete when no fertile offspring is produced from inter-population matings, which is the basis of the biological species...
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