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Introgressive Hybridization and the Evolution of Lake-Adapted Catostomid Fishes [PDF]

PLOS ONE, 2016
Hybridization has been identified as a significant factor in the evolution of plants as groups of interbreeding species retain their phenotypic integrity despite gene exchange among forms. Recent studies have identified similar interactions in animals; however, the role of hybridization in the evolution of animals has been contested.
Dowling, Thomas E, Markle, Douglas F, Tranah, Greg J, Carson, Evan W, Wagman, David W, May, Bernard P   +5 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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Genome patterns of selection and introgression of haplotypes in natural populations of the house mouse (Mus musculus).

PLoS Genetics, 2012
General parameters of selection, such as the frequency and strength of positive selection in natural populations or the role of introgression, are still insufficiently understood.
Fabian Staubach, Anna Lorenc, Philipp W Messer, Kun Tang, Dmitri A Petrov, Diethard Tautz   +5 more
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Geological processes shaping freshwater biodiversity: a synthesis of global evidence

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent genomic data highlight the key roles of geological processes in shaping the diversification and biogeography of freshwater lineages. Specifically, physical processes such as tectonic uplift, erosion, glaciation, lake formation, and sea‐level fluctuation contribute extensively to the evolution of biotic diversity within and among ...
Jonathan M. Waters, Christopher P. Burridge, David Craw, James S. Albert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ID3 deficiency alters chromatin accessibility at DSB sites and enhances vulnerability to HDAC inhibition

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Errors in DNA double‐strand break (DSB) repair can lead to mutations, chromosomal instability, and ultimately cancer. Inhibitor of DNA‐binding 3 (ID3), a transcriptional repressor, is crucial to promoting DSB repair and helping maintain genome stability. Here, the authors investigated ID3 regulation of DNA repair via chromatin accessibility
Giuditta Della Corte, Hossam Eldesouky, Julia Puchan, Sercan Öz, Elena Everatt, Ashish Goyal, Gianluca Sigismondo, Udo Oppermann, Christoph Plass, Dieter Weichenhan, Ali Bakr   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altitude adaptation in Tibetans caused by introgression of Denisovan-like DNA [PDF]

Nature, 2014
As modern humans migrated out of Africa, they encountered many new environmental conditions, including greater temperature extremes, different pathogens and higher altitudes. These diverse environments are likely to have acted as agents of natural selection and to have led to local adaptations.
Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia, Jin, Xin, Asan,, Bianba, Zhuoma, Peter, Benjamin M., Vinckenbosch, Nicolas, Liang, Yu, Yi, Xin, He, Mingze, Somel, Mehmet, Ni, Peixiang, Wang, Bo, Ou, Xiaohua, Huasang,, Luosang, Jiangbai, Cuo, Zha Xi Ping, Li, Kui, Gao, Guoyi, Yin, Ye, Wang, Wei, Zhang, Xiuqing, Xu, Xun, Yang, Huanming, Li, Yingrui, Wang, Jian, Wang, Jun, Nielsen, Rasmus   +26 more
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Genomic signals of ecogeographic adaptation in a wild relative are associated with improved wheat performance under drought stress

Genome Biology
Background Prioritizing wild relative diversity for improving crop adaptation to emerging drought-prone environments is challenging. Here, we combine the genome-wide environmental scans (GWES) in wheat diploid ancestor Aegilops tauschii (Ae.
Moses Nyine, Dwight Davidson, Elina Adhikari, Marshall Clinesmith, Huan Wang, Alina Akhunova, Allan Fritz, Eduard Akhunov   +7 more
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EPAS1 variants in high altitude Tibetan wolves were selectively introgressed into highland dogs [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
Background Admixture can facilitate adaptation. For example, black wolves have obtained the variant causing black coat color through past hybridization with domestic dogs and have higher fitness than gray colored wolves.
Bridgett vonHoldt, Zhenxin Fan, Diego Ortega-Del Vecchyo, Robert K. Wayne   +3 more
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Wheat breeding approaches for designing wheat to thrive in a warmer world

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Wheat is a vital food crop, accounting for approximately 20% of daily calories and protein consumed worldwide. However, modern‐day wheat is under pressure from global change. The improvement rate of wheat yields is not keeping up with the demand of our growing population. Furthermore, abiotic and biotic stressors are becoming more prevalent. This paper
Jake Hill, Surbhi Grewal, Stella Edwards
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic structure and ex situ conservation of the North American grapevine Vitis labrusca

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The North American wild grapevine species Vitis labrusca is an important source of disease resistance and climate resilience traits for breeding new grapevine cultivars. To ensure its continued use in breeding, V. labrusca must be accurately identified and genetically diverse material must be conserved.
Zoë Migicovsky, Clay Elzinga, Mia C. Lauzon, Thomas Connor, Kylie DeViller, Claire Dinn, Grace M. Earle, Emma Hockley, Olivia Lennon, Lillian A. Ricker, Peter M. Roberts, Katrina M. Robinson, Aditi Sharma, Paris N. Spencer, Sammy Stockdale, Liam L. Tingley, Annelies Yates, Jason P. Londo, Peter Cousins   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source