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Potential Adaptive Introgression From Dogs in Iberian Grey Wolves (Canis lupus).
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2025
Sarabia Carlos, Salado Isabel, Fernández-Gil Alberto, vonHoldt Bridgett M, Hofreiter Michael, Vilà Carles, Leonard Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
Invading species along with increased anthropogenization may lead to hybridization events between wild species and closely related domesticates. As a consequence, wild species may carry introgressed alleles from domestic species, which is generally assumed to yield adverse effects in wild populations. The opposite evolutionary consequence, adaptive introgression, where introgressed genes are positively selected...
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- Animals
- Wolves
- Dogs
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Genetic Introgression
- Genetics, Population