Article
Massive Genomic and Transcriptomic Changes Within a Young Inversion Polymorphism in the Absence of Degeneration.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2026
Baran Nicole M, Jeong Hyeonsoo, Maney Donna L, Yi Soojin V
Abstract excerpt
Chromosomal inversion polymorphisms have been linked to the evolution of phenotypic variation, environmental adaptation, and speciation. The genome of the white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) contains two exceptionally large chromosomal polymorphisms. The rearrangement on the 2nd chromosome (ZAL2/2m) has been the subject of considerable study and is linked to both plumage morph and alternative...
Topics
- Animals
- Chromosome Inversion
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Transcriptome
- Sparrows
- Haplotypes
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Evolution, Molecular
- Selection, Genetic
- Alleles
