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Hemmer-hansen, Jakob, Nielsen, Einar E., Therkildsen, Nina O., Taylor, Martin I. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3858-0712, Ogden, Rob, Geffen, Audrey J., Bekkevold, Dorte, Helyar, Sarah, Pampoulie, Christophe, Johansen, Torild and Carvalho, Gary R.
(2013)
A genomic island linked to ecotype divergence in Atlantic cod.
Molecular Ecology, 22 (10).
pp. 2653-2667.
ISSN 0962-1083
Abstract
The genomic architecture underlying ecological divergence and ecological speciation with gene flow is still largely unknown for most organisms. One central question is whether divergence is genome-wide or localized in ‘genomic mosaics’ during early stages when gene flow is still pronounced. Empirical work has so far been limited, and the relative impacts of gene flow and natural selection on genomic patterns have not been fully explored. Here, we use ecotypes of Atlantic cod to investigate genomic patterns of diversity and population differentiation in a natural system characterized by high gene flow and large effective population sizes, properties which theoretically could restrict divergence in local genomic regions. We identify a genomic region of strong population differentiation, extending over approximately 20 cM, between pairs of migratory and stationary ecotypes examined at two different localities. Furthermore, the region is characterized by markedly reduced levels of genetic diversity in migratory ecotype samples. The results highlight the genomic region, or ‘genomic island’, as potentially associated with ecological divergence and suggest the involvement of a selective sweep. Finally, we also confirm earlier findings of localized genomic differentiation in three other linkage groups associated with divergence among eastern Atlantic populations. Thus, although the underlying mechanisms are still unknown, the results suggest that ‘genomic mosaics’ of differentiation may even be found under high levels of gene flow and that marine fishes may provide insightful model systems for studying and identifying initial targets of selection during ecological divergence.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ecological divergence,evolution,gene flow,genomic mosaic,marine fish,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2013 12:22 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2024 13:32 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/45055 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/mec.2013.22.issue-10 |
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