Linked selection and recombination rate variation drive the evolution of the genomic landscape of differentiation across the speciation continuum of Ficedula flycatchers.

doi:10.1101/gr.196485.115

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Linked selection and recombination rate variation drive the evolution of the genomic landscape of differentiation across the speciation continuum of Ficedula flycatchers.

Genome research - 1 Nov 2015

Burri Reto, Nater Alexander, Kawakami Takeshi, Mugal Carina F, Olason Pall I, Smeds Linnea, Suh Alexander, Dutoit Ludovic, Bureš Stanislav, Garamszegi Laszlo Z, Hogner Silje, Moreno Juan, Qvarnström Anna, Ružić Milan, Sæther Stein-Are, Sætre Glenn-Peter, Török Janos, Ellegren Hans

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Speciation is a continuous process during which genetic changes gradually accumulate in the genomes of diverging species. Recent studies have documented highly heterogeneous differentiation landscapes, with distinct regions of elevated differentiation ("differentiation islands") widespread across genomes. However, it remains unclear which processes drive the evolution of differentiation islands; how the...

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Linked selection and recombination rate variation drive the evolution of the genomic landscape of differentiation across the speciation continuum of Ficedula flycatchers.

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