Article
The genomic landscape underlying phenotypic integrity in the face of gene flow in crows.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 20 Jun 2014
Poelstra J W, Vijay N, Bossu C M, Lantz H, Ryll B, Müller I, Baglione V, Unneberg P, Wikelski M, Grabherr M G, Wolf J B W
Abstract excerpt
The importance, extent, and mode of interspecific gene flow for the evolution of species has long been debated. Characterization of genomic differentiation in a classic example of hybridization between all-black carrion crows and gray-coated hooded crows identified genome-wide introgression extending far beyond the morphological hybrid zone. Gene expression divergence was concentrated in pigmentation genes...
Topics
- Animals
- Crows
- Evolution, Molecular
- Feathers
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Genomics
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Melanocytes
- Phenotype
- Pigmentation