bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 27, 2024
1
Abstract
Understanding
the
series
of
admixture
events
and
population
size
history
leading
to
modern
humans
is
central
human
evolutionary
genetics.
Using
a
coalescence-based
hidden
Markov
model,
we
present
evidence
for
an
extended
period
structure
in
all
humans,
which
two
ancestral
populations
that
diverged
∼1.5
million
years
ago
came
together
event
∼300
thousand
ago,
ratio
∼80:20
percent.
Immediately
after
their
divergence,
detect
strong
bottleneck
major
population.
We
inferred
regions
present-day
genome
derived
from
each
population,
finding
material
minority
correlates
strongly
with
distance
coding
sequence,
suggesting
it
was
deleterious
against
majority
background.
Moreover,
found
correlation
between
ancestry
human-Neanderthal
or
human-Denisovan
also
those
archaic
humans.
Annual Review of Genetics,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
55(1), P. 265 - 283
Published: Sept. 28, 2021
Alleles
that
introgress
between
species
can
influence
the
evolutionary
and
ecological
fate
of
exposed
to
novel
environments.
Hybrid
offspring
different
are
often
unfit,
yet
it
has
long
been
argued
introgression
be
a
potent
force
in
evolution,
especially
plants.
Over
last
two
decades,
genomic
data
have
increasingly
provided
evidence
is
critically
important
source
genetic
variation
this
additional
useful
adaptive
evolution
both
animals
Here,
we
review
factors
probability
foreign
variants
provide
long-term
benefits
(so-called
introgression)
discuss
their
potential
benefits.
We
find
plays
an
role
particularly
when
far
from
its
fitness
optimum,
such
as
they
expand
range
or
subject
changing
Nature Climate Change,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 30, 2023
Abstract
Under
climate
change,
species
unable
to
track
their
niche
via
range
shifts
are
largely
reliant
on
genetic
variation
adapt
and
persist.
Genomic
vulnerability
predictions
used
identify
populations
that
lack
the
necessary
variation,
particularly
at
climate-relevant
genes.
However,
hybridization
as
a
source
of
novel
adaptive
is
typically
ignored
in
genomic
studies.
We
estimated
environmental
models
for
closely
related
rainbowfish
(
Melanotaenia
spp.)
across
an
elevational
gradient
Australian
Wet
Tropics.
Hybrid
between
widespread
generalist
several
narrow
endemic
exhibited
reduced
projected
climates
compared
pure
endemics.
Overlaps
introgressed
regions
were
consistent
with
signal
introgression.
Our
findings
highlight
often-underappreciated
conservation
value
hybrid
indicate
introgression
may
contribute
evolutionary
rescue
ranges.
EvoDevo,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Jan. 5, 2023
Cichlid
fishes
are
a
very
diverse
and
species-rich
family
of
teleost
that
inhabit
lakes
rivers
India,
Africa,
South
Central
America.
Research
has
largely
focused
on
East
African
cichlids
the
Rift
Lakes
Tanganyika,
Malawi,
Victoria
constitute
biodiversity
hotspots
cichlid
fishes.
Here,
we
give
an
overview
study
system,
research
questions,
methodologies.
spans
many
disciplines
including
ecology,
evolution,
physiology,
genetics,
development,
behavioral
biology.
In
this
review,
focus
range
organismal
traits,
coloration
phenotypes,
trophic
adaptations,
appendages
like
fins
scales,
sensory
systems,
sex,
brains,
behaviors.
Moreover,
discuss
studies
phylogenies,
plasticity,
general
evolutionary
patterns,
ranging
from
convergence
to
speciation
rates
proximate
ultimate
mechanisms
underlying
these
processes.
From
methodological
viewpoint,
last
decade
brought
great
advances
in
fish
research,
particularly
through
advent
affordable
deep
sequencing
genetic
manipulations.
The
ability
integrate
across
traits
disciplines,
developmental
biology
ecology
makes
fascinating
system.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
119(30)
Published: July 18, 2022
Speciation
is
the
process
by
which
barriers
to
gene
flow
evolve
between
populations.
Although
we
now
know
that
speciation
largely
driven
natural
selection,
knowledge
of
agents
selection
and
genetic
genomic
mechanisms
facilitate
divergence
required
for
a
satisfactory
theory
speciation.
In
this
essay,
highlight
three
advances/problems
in
our
understanding
have
arisen
from
studies
genes
regions
underlie
evolution
reproductive
isolation.
First,
describe
how
identification
“speciation”
makes
it
possible
identify
causing
isolation,
while
also
noting
link
genetics
phenotypic
intrinsic
postzygotic
remains
tenuous.
Second,
discuss
important
role
recombination
suppressors
facilitating
with
flow,
but
point
out
means
timing
become
associated
cold
spots
uncertain.
Third,
establish
importance
ancient
variation
speciation,
although
argue
focus
on
evolutionarily
young
groups
may
bias
conclusions
favor
relative
new
mutations.
Systematic Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
71(3), P. 526 - 546
Published: July 27, 2021
Abstract
Introgression
is
an
important
biological
process
affecting
at
least
10%
of
the
extant
species
in
animal
kingdom.
significantly
impacts
inference
phylogenetic
relationships
where
a
strictly
binary
tree
model
cannot
adequately
explain
reticulate
net-like
relationships.
Here,
we
use
phylogenomic
approaches
to
understand
patterns
introgression
along
evolutionary
history
unique,
nonmodel
insect
system:
dragonflies
and
damselflies
(Odonata).
We
demonstrate
that
pervasive
force
across
various
taxonomic
levels
within
Odonata.
In
particular,
show
morphologically
“intermediate”
Anisozygoptera
(one
three
primary
suborders
Odonata
besides
Zygoptera
Anisoptera),
which
retain
phenotypic
characteristics
other
two
suborders,
experienced
high
likely
coming
from
zygopteran
genomes.
Additionally,
find
evidence
for
multiple
cases
deep
inter-superfamilial
ancestral
introgression.
[Gene
flow;
Odonata;
phylogenomics;
evolution.]
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Aug. 2, 2022
Adaptive
radiations
represent
some
of
the
most
remarkable
explosions
diversification
across
tree
life.
However,
constraints
to
rapid
and
how
they
are
sometimes
overcome,
particularly
relative
roles
genetic
architecture
hybridization,
remain
unclear.
Here,
we
address
these
questions
in
Alpine
whitefish
radiation,
using
a
whole-genome
dataset
that
includes
multiple
individuals
each
22
species
belonging
six
ecologically
distinct
ecomorph
classes
several
lake-systems.
We
reveal
repeated
ecological
morphological
along
common
environmental
axis
is
associated
with
both
genome-wide
allele
frequency
shifts
specific,
larger
effect,
locus,
gene
edar.
Additionally,
highlight
possible
role
introgression
between
from
different
lake-systems
facilitating
evolution
persistence
unique
trait
combinations
ecology.
These
results
importance
genome
secondary
contact
hybridization
fuelling
adaptive
radiation.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 29, 2024
Abstract
Chromosomal
inversions
contribute
to
adaptive
speciation
by
linking
co-adapted
alleles.
Querying
1,375
genomes
of
the
species-rich
Malawi
cichlid
fish
radiation,
we
discovered
five
large
segregating
in
benthic
subradiation
that
each
suppress
recombination
over
more
than
half
a
chromosome.
Two
were
transferred
from
deepwater
pelagic
Diplotaxodon
via
admixture,
while
others
established
early
deep
clade.
Introgression
haplotypes
lineages
inside
and
outside
radiation
coincided
with
bursts
species
diversification.
Inversions
show
evidence
for
transient
sex
linkage
striking
excess
protein
changing
substitutions
points
towards
selection
on
neuro-sensory,
physiological
reproductive
genes.
We
conclude
repeated
interplay
between
depth
adaptation
sex-specific
has
been
central
evolution
this
iconic
system.
BMC Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1)
Published: Jan. 9, 2025
The
St-genome-sharing
taxa
are
highly
complex
group
of
the
species
with
St
nuclear
genome
and
monophyletic
origin
in
maternal
lineages
within
Triticeae,
which
contains
more
than
half
polyploid
that
distributed
a
wide
range
ecological
habitats.
While
high
level
genetic
heterogeneity
plastome
DNA
due
to
reticulate
evolutionary
event
has
been
considered
link
richness
taxa,
relationship
between
dynamics
diversification
molecular
evolution
is
lack
understanding.
Here,
integrating
106
previously
12
newly
sequenced
plastomes
representing
almost
all
recognized
genomic
types
genus
this
study
applies
phylogenetic
reconstruction
methods
combination
lineage
analyses,
estimate
sequence
evolution,
gene
expression
investigate
tribe.
Phylogenomic
analysis
confirmed
previous
relationships,
St/E/V
(Pseudoroegneria/Lophopyrum
+
Thinopyrum/Dasypyrum)
being
suffered
from
chloroplast
capture
prior
polyploidization
events.
Analyses
rates
detected
significant
acceleration
approximately
five
million
years
ago
taxa.
Molecular
tests
further
indicated
radiation
accelerated
accompanied
by
adaptive
changes
few
chloroplast-encoded
genes
directly
or
indirectly
related
photosynthesis.
Our
results
support
an
important
role
for
during
diversification.
In
data,
investigations
using
other
genomes,
such
as
genome,
urgently
needed
enhance
our
understanding
history
especially
determine
whether
well
because
represents
inheritation
angiosperms.