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The emergence of supergenes from inversions in Atlantic salmon.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 1 Aug 2022
Stenløkk Kristina, Saitou Marie, Rud-Johansen Live, Nome Torfinn, Moser Michel, Árnyasi Mariann, Kent Matthew, Barson Nicola Jane, Lien Sigbjørn
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Supergenes link allelic combinations into non-recombining units known to play an essential role in maintaining adaptive genetic variation. However, because supergenes can be maintained over millions of years by balancing selection and typically exhibit strong recombination suppression, both the underlying functional variants and how the supergenes are formed are largely unknown. Particularly, questions remain...
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