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Plumage Genes and Little Else Distinguish the Genomes of Hybridizing Warblers.
Current biology : CB - 12 Sept 2016
Toews David P L, Taylor Scott A, Vallender Rachel, Brelsford Alan, Butcher Bronwyn G, Messer Philipp W, Lovette Irby J
Abstract excerpt
When related taxa hybridize extensively, their genomes may become increasingly homogenized over time. This mixing via hybridization creates conservation challenges when it reduces genetic or phenotypic diversity and when it endangers previously distinct species via genetic swamping [1]. However, hybridization also facilitates admixture mapping of traits that distinguish each species and the associated genes that...
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