Adaptation to Low Salinity Promotes Genomic Divergence in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua L.).

doi:10.1093/gbe/evv093

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Adaptation to Low Salinity Promotes Genomic Divergence in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua L.).

Genome biology and evolution - 20 May 2015

Berg Paul R, Jentoft Sissel, Star Bastiaan, Ring Kristoffer H, Knutsen Halvor, Lien Sigbjørn, Jakobsen Kjetill S, André Carl

Abstract excerpt

How genomic selection enables species to adapt to divergent environments is a fundamental question in ecology and evolution. We investigated the genomic signatures of local adaptation in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) along a natural salinity gradient, ranging from 35‰ in the North Sea to 7‰ with...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Gadus morhua
Genes
Genome
Genomics
Linkage Disequilibrium
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Salinity
Selection, Genetic

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