Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(4)
Published: April 1, 2024
Abstract
The
“Amazon
tipping
point”
is
a
global
change
scenario
resulting
in
replacement
of
upland
terra‐firme
forests
by
large‐scale
“savannization”
mostly
southern
and
eastern
Amazon.
Reduced
rainfall
accompanying
the
Last
Glacial
Maximum
(LGM)
has
been
proposed
to
have
acted
as
such
point
past,
with
prediction
that
inhabiting
species
should
experienced
reductions
population
size
drier
habitats
expanded.
Here,
we
use
whole‐genomes
an
Amazonian
endemic
organism
(Scale‐backed
antbirds
–
Willisornis
spp.)
sampled
from
nine
populations
across
region
test
this
historical
demography
scenario.
Populations
southeastern
Amazonia
close
Amazon–
Cerrado
ecotone
exhibited
wide
range
demographic
patterns,
while
most
those
northern
western
uniform
expansions
between
400
kya
80–60
kya,
gradual
declines
toward
20
kya.
Southeastern
were
last
diversify
showed
smaller
heterozygosity
higher
runs
homozygosity
values
than
populations.
These
patterns
support
throughout
Amazon
affected
more
strongly
lineages
areas,
where
“tipping
conditions
existed
due
widespread
humid
forest
open
vegetation
during
LGM.
To
advance
our
understanding
of
adaptation
to
temporally
varying
selection
pressures,
we
identified
signatures
seasonal
occurring
in
parallel
among
Drosophila
melanogaster
populations.
Specifically,
estimated
allele
frequencies
genome-wide
from
flies
sampled
early
and
late
the
growing
season
20
widely
dispersed
We
frequency
shifts
across
North
America
Europe,
demonstrating
that
is
a
general
phenomenon
temperate
fly
Seasonally
fluctuating
polymorphisms
are
enriched
large
chromosomal
inversions,
find
broad
concordance
between
spatial
change.
The
direction
change
at
seasonally
variable
can
be
predicted
by
weather
conditions
weeks
prior
sampling,
linking
environment
genomic
response
selection.
Our
results
suggest
an
important
evolutionary
force
affecting
patterns
genetic
variation
.
Nature Ecology & Evolution,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
6(12), P. 1965 - 1979
Published: Oct. 17, 2022
Abstract
Chromosomal
inversions
are
an
important
form
of
structural
variation
that
can
affect
recombination,
chromosome
structure
and
fitness.
However,
because
be
challenging
to
detect,
the
prevalence
hence
significance
segregating
within
species
remains
largely
unknown,
especially
in
natural
populations
mammals.
Here,
by
combining
population-genomic
long-read
sequencing
analyses
a
single,
widespread
deer
mouse
(
Peromyscus
maniculatus
),
we
identified
21
polymorphic
large
(1.5–43.8
Mb)
cause
near-complete
suppression
recombination
when
heterozygous
(0–0.03
cM
Mb
−1
).
We
found
inversion
breakpoints
frequently
occur
centromeric
telomeric
regions
often
flanked
long
inverted
repeats
(0.5–50
kb),
suggesting
they
probably
arose
via
ectopic
recombination.
By
genotyping
across
species’
range,
do
not
harbour
deleterious
mutational
loads,
many
likely
maintained
as
polymorphisms
divergent
selection.
Comparisons
forest
prairie
ecotypes
mice
revealed
13
contribute
differentiation
between
populations,
which
five
exhibit
significant
associations
with
traits
implicated
local
adaptation.
Taken
together,
these
results
show
have
impact
on
genome
genetic
diversity
facilitate
adaptation
range
this
species.
Journal of Evolutionary Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
36(12), P. 1761 - 1782
Published: Nov. 9, 2023
Abstract
Inversions
are
structural
mutations
that
reverse
the
sequence
of
a
chromosome
segment
and
reduce
effective
rate
recombination
in
heterozygous
state.
They
play
major
role
adaptation,
as
well
other
evolutionary
processes
such
speciation.
Although
inversions
have
been
studied
since
1920s,
they
remain
difficult
to
investigate
because
reduced
conferred
by
them
strengthens
effects
drift
hitchhiking,
which
turn
can
obscure
signatures
selection.
Nonetheless,
numerous
found
be
under
Given
recent
advances
population
genetic
theory
empirical
study,
here
we
review
how
different
mechanisms
selection
affect
evolution
inversions.
A
key
difference
between
mutations,
single
nucleotide
variants,
is
fitness
an
inversion
may
affected
larger
number
frequently
interacting
processes.
This
considerably
complicates
analysis
causes
underlying
We
discuss
extent
these
disentangled,
approach.
often
roles
adaptation
speciation,
but
direct
their
obscured
characteristic
makes
so
unique
(reduced
arrangements).
In
this
review,
examine
impact
evolution,
weaving
together
both
theoretical
studies.
emphasize
most
patterns
overdetermined
(i.e.
caused
multiple
processes),
highlight
new
technologies
provide
path
forward
towards
disentangling
mechanisms.
Nature Ecology & Evolution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(4), P. 791 - 805
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
Abstract
Variation
in
the
size
and
number
of
axial
segments
underlies
much
diversity
animal
body
plans.
Here
we
investigate
evolutionary,
genetic
developmental
mechanisms
driving
tail-length
differences
between
forest
prairie
ecotypes
deer
mice
(
Peromyscus
maniculatus
).
We
first
show
that
long-tailed
perform
better
an
arboreal
locomotion
assay,
consistent
with
tails
being
important
for
balance
during
climbing.
then
identify
six
genomic
regions
contribute
to
tail
length,
three
which
associate
caudal
vertebra
length
other
number.
For
all
loci,
allele
increases
indicative
cumulative
effect
natural
selection.
Two
associated
variation
contain
Hox
gene
clusters.
Of
those,
find
allele-specific
decrease
Hoxd13
expression
embryonic
bud
mice,
its
role
elongation.
Additionally,
embryos
have
more
presomitic
mesoderm
than
this
correlates
increase
neuromesodermal
progenitors,
are
modulated
by
Hox13
paralogues.
Together,
these
results
suggest
a
development
adaptive
morphology
on
microevolutionary
timescale.
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
66(7), P. 1408 - 1426
Published: April 5, 2024
ABSTRACT
Structural
variations
(SVs)
are
a
feature
of
plant
genomes
that
has
been
largely
unexplored
despite
their
significant
impact
on
phenotypic
traits
and
local
adaptation
to
abiotic
biotic
stress.
In
this
study,
we
employed
woolly
grape
(
Vitis
retordii
),
species
native
the
tropical
subtropical
regions
East
Asia
with
both
coastal
inland
habitats,
as
valuable
model
for
examining
SVs
adaptation.
We
assembled
haplotype‐resolved
chromosomal
reference
genome
grape,
conducted
population
genetic
analyses
based
whole‐genome
sequencing
(WGS)
data
from
populations.
The
demographic
revealed
recent
bottlenecks
in
all
populations
asymmetric
gene
flow
population.
total,
1,035
genes
associated
adaptive
regulation
salt
stress,
radiation,
environmental
were
detected
underlying
selection
by
SNPs
population,
which
37.29%
65.26%
SNPs,
respectively.
Candidate
such
FSD2
,
RGA1
AAP8
tolerance
found
be
highly
differentiated
selected
during
process
habitats
SV
regions.
Our
study
highlights
importance
adaptation;
candidate
related
stress
climatic
environments
important
genomic
resources
future
breeding
programs
grapevine
its
rootstocks.
Molecular Ecology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
33(24)
Published: Jan. 27, 2024
Abstract
Chromosomal
inversions
can
play
an
important
role
in
divergence
and
reproductive
isolation
by
building
maintaining
distinct
allelic
combinations
between
evolutionary
lineages.
Alternatively,
they
take
the
form
of
balanced
polymorphisms
that
segregate
within
populations
until
one
arrangement
becomes
fixed.
Many
questions
remain
about
how
inversion
arise,
are
maintained
over
long
term,
ultimately,
whether
contribute
to
speciation.
The
long‐snouted
seahorse
(
Hippocampus
guttulatus
)
is
genetically
subdivided
into
geographic
lineages
marine‐lagoon
ecotypes,
with
shared
structural
variation
underlying
lineage
ecotype
divergence.
Here,
we
aim
characterize
variants
reconstruct
their
history
suspected
formation.
We
generated
a
near
chromosome‐level
genome
assembly
described
genome‐wide
patterns
diversity
through
analysis
112
whole‐genome
sequences
from
Atlantic,
Mediterranean,
Black
Sea
populations.
By
also
analysing
linked‐read
sequencing
data,
found
evidence
for
two
chromosomal
were
several
megabases
length
showed
contrasting
allele
frequency
ecotypes
across
species
range.
reveal
these
represent
ancient
intraspecific
polymorphisms,
likely
being
divergent
selection
other
pseudo‐overdominance.
A
possible
selective
coupling
was
further
supported
absence
specific
haplotype
putative
functional
interaction
reproduction.
Lastly,
detected
gene
flux
eroding
inverted
alleles
at
varying
levels
inversions,
impact
on
dynamics
contribution
Chromosomal
inversions
are
an
important
class
of
genetic
variation
that
link
multiple
alleles
together
into
a
single
inherited
block
can
have
effects
on
fitness.
To
study
the
role
large
in
massive
evolutionary
radiation
Lake
Malawi
cichlids,
we
used
long-read
technologies
to
identify
four
and
two
tandem
span
half
each
respective
chromosome,
which
encompass
over
10%
genome.
Each
inversion
is
fixed
one
states
within
seven
major
ecogroups,
suggesting
they
played
separation
lake
lineages
specific
habitats.
One
exception
benthic
sub-radiation,
where
both
inverted
non-inverted
continue
segregate
group.
The
histories
three
six
suggest
transferred
from
pelagic
Diplotaxodon
group
ancestors
at
time
sub-radiation
was
seeded.
remaining
found
subset
species
living
deep
waters.
We
show
some
these
as
XY
sex-determination
systems
but
also
likely
limited
total
species.
Our
work
suggests
been
under
sexual
natural
selection
cichlids
will
be
understanding
how
this
adaptive
evolved.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
377(1856)
Published: June 13, 2022
Local
adaptation
leads
to
differences
between
populations
within
a
species.
In
many
systems,
similar
environmental
contrasts
occur
repeatedly,
sometimes
driving
parallel
phenotypic
evolution.
Understanding
the
genomic
basis
of
local
and
evolution
is
major
goal
evolutionary
genomics.
It
now
known
that
by
preventing
break-up
favourable
combinations
alleles
across
multiple
loci,
genetic
architectures
reduce
recombination,
like
chromosomal
inversions,
can
make
an
important
contribution
adaptation.
However,
little
about
whether
inversions
also
contribute
disproportionately
Our
aim
here
highlight
this
knowledge
gap,
showcase
existing
studies,
illustrate
with
without
using
simple
models.
We
predict
generating
stronger
effective
selection,
speed
up
adaptive
process
or
enable
where
it
would
be
impossible
otherwise,
but
highly
dependent
on
spatial
setting.
further
empirical
work
needed,
in
particular
cover
broader
taxonomic
range
understand
relative
importance
compared
regions
inversions.
This
article
part
theme
issue
‘Genomic
architecture
supergenes:
causes
consequences’.