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A role for migration-linked genes and genomic islands in divergence of a songbird.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2014
Ruegg Kristen, Anderson Eric C, Boone Jason, Pouls Jazz, Smith Thomas B
Abstract excerpt
Next-generation sequencing has made it possible to begin asking questions about the process of divergence at the level of the genome. For example, recently, there has been a debate around the role of 'genomic islands of divergence' (i.e. blocks of outlier loci) in facilitating the process of speciation-with-gene-flow. The Swainson's thrush, Catharus ustulatus, is a migratory songbird with two genetically distinct...
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