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Evidence For Adaptive Introgression Of Exons Across A Hybrid Swarm In Deer, Emily Latch, Margaret Haines, Gordon Luikart, Stephen Amish, Seth Smith
Evidence For Adaptive Introgression Of Exons Across A Hybrid Swarm In Deer, Emily Latch, Margaret Haines, Gordon Luikart, Stephen Amish, Seth Smith
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Background: Secondary contact between closely related lineages can result in a variety of outcomes, including hybridization, depending upon the strength of reproductive barriers. By examining the extent to which different parts of the genome introgress, it is possible to infer the strength of selection and gain insight into the evolutionary trajectory of lineages. Following secondary contact approximately 8000 years ago in the Pacific Northwest, mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and black-tailed deer (O. h. columbianus) formed a hybrid swarm along the Cascade mountain range despite substantial differences in body size (up to two times) and habitat preference. In this study, …