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The genomics of rapid climatic adaptation and parallel evolution in North American house mice.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2021
Ferris Kathleen G, Chavez Andreas S, Suzuki Taichi A, Beckman Elizabeth J, Phifer-Rixey Megan, Bi Ke, Nachman Michael W
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Parallel changes in genotype and phenotype in response to similar selection pressures in different populations provide compelling evidence of adaptation. House mice (Mus musculus domesticus) have recently colonized North America and are found in a wide range of environments. Here we measure phenotypic and genotypic differentiation among house mice from five populations sampled across 21° of latitude in western...
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