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Bayesian Inference of Species Networks from Multilocus Sequence Data.

Chi Zhang^1,2,3, Huw A Ogilvie^4,5, Alexei J Drummond^5,6

¹Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.

Molecular Biology and Evolution

|December 9, 2017

Summary

This study introduces a Bayesian method to infer species networks and gene trees, revealing extensive hybridization in spruces and yeasts. The approach models reticulate evolution, improving our understanding of species relationships.

Keywords:

hybridization incomplete lineage sorting multispecies coalescent reticulate evolution

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenetics
Computational Biology

Background:

Reticulate species evolution, including hybridization and introgression, is a common phenomenon in nature.
Species relationships with reticulation are best represented by rooted phylogenetic networks.
Gene evolution within these networks can be modeled using bifurcating gene trees.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a Bayesian approach for jointly inferring species networks and gene trees from multilocus sequence data.
To provide a robust framework for analyzing reticulate evolution.

Main Methods:

Utilized a novel birth-hybridization process as a prior for the species network.
Employed a multispecies network coalescent prior for embedded gene trees.
Validated the method through simulations and reanalysis of spruce and yeast datasets.

Main Results:

Successfully inferred species networks and gene trees, demonstrating accurate posterior distribution sampling.
Confirmed a homoploid hybridization event in closely related spruces.
Identified extensive hybridization events in yeast populations.

Conclusions:

The developed Bayesian method effectively infers species networks and gene trees in the presence of reticulation.
The SpeciesNetwork add-on for BEAST 2 offers an extensible framework for studying reticulate evolution.
This approach enhances our understanding of evolutionary processes shaped by hybridization.