Genomic Signatures of Selection Are Enriched in Differentially Expressed Genes in Sticklebacks Adapting to Contrasting Environments.

Abstract excerpt

Whole genome scans have identified numerous adaptive alleles in many species; however, linking these alleles to specific phenotypes remains a major challenge. A promising alternative to direct genotype-phenotype mapping, particularly given the complexities introduced by epistasis, pleiotropy, and environmental variability, is to assess whether differentially expressed genes (DEGs) are enriched in regions of...

Topics

• Animals
• Smegmamorpha
• Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
• Selection, Genetic
• Adaptation, Physiological
• Transcriptome