Genomics of evolutionary novelty in hybrids and polyploids

G Nieto Feliner, J Casacuberta, JF Wendel - Frontiers in genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
It has long been recognized that hybridization and polyploidy are prominent processes in
plant evolution. Although classically recognized as significant in speciation and adaptation …

Genome chaos: Creating new genomic information essential for cancer macroevolution

J Heng, HH Heng - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer research has traditionally focused on the characterization of individual molecular
mechanisms that can contribute to cancer. Due to the multiple levels of genomic and non …

The genic view of hybridization in the Anthropocene

J Ottenburghs - Evolutionary Applications, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human impact is noticeable around the globe, indicating that a new era might have begun:
the Anthropocene. Continuing human activities, including land‐use changes, introduction of …

Demographic History and Natural Selection Shape Patterns of Deleterious Mutation Load and Barriers to Introgression across Populus Genome

S Liu, L Zhang, Y Sang, Q Lai, X Zhang… - Molecular biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Hybridization and resulting introgression are important processes sha** the tree of life
and appear to be far more common than previously thought. However, how the genome …

Sex chromosomes in meiotic, hemiclonal, clonal and polyploid hybrid vertebrates: along the 'extended speciation continuum'

M Stöck, D Dedukh, R Reifová… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We review knowledge about the roles of sex chromosomes in vertebrate hybridization and
speciation, exploring a gradient of divergences with increasing reproductive isolation …

Predictive models for the selection of thermally tolerant corals based on offspring survival

KM Quigley, MJH van Oppen - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Finding coral reefs resilient to climate warming is challenging given the large spatial scale of
reef ecosystems. Methods are needed to predict the location of corals with heritable …

Extensive introgression and mosaic genomes of Mediterranean endemic lizards

W Yang, N Feiner, C Pinho, GM While… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The Mediterranean basin is a hotspot of biodiversity, fuelled by climatic oscillation and
geological change over the past 20 million years. Wall lizards of the genus Podarcis are …

Hybridization and the origin of new yeast lineages

T Gabaldón - FEMS Yeast Research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Hybrids originate from the mating of two diverged organisms, resulting in novel lineages that
have chimeric genomes. Hybrids may exhibit unique phenotypic traits that are not …

Genomic mosaicism due to homoeologous exchange generates extensive phenotypic diversity in nascent allopolyploids

Y Wu, F Lin, Y Zhou, J Wang, S Sun… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Allopolyploidy is an important process in plant speciation, yet newly formed allopolyploid
species typically suffer from extreme genetic bottlenecks. One escape from this impasse …

Deep ancestral introgression shapes evolutionary history of dragonflies and damselflies

A Suvorov, C Scornavacca, MS Fujimoto… - Systematic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Introgression is an important biological process affecting at least 10% of the extant species
in the animal kingdom. Introgression significantly impacts inference of phylogenetic species …