基因组不一致性使得虫的平行物种化假设陷入困境
Jonathan Q Richmond1, Andrew D Gottscho2,3, Elizabeth L Jockusch4
1U.S. Geological Survey, 4165 Spruance Rd., Suite 200, San Diego CA, 92101-0812.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
|March 24, 2025
概括
基因组数据显示,杂交,而不是并行物种,解释了Plestiodon skiltonianus复合体的进化历史. 由机械生殖障碍驱动的线粒体的不对称内侵入,产生了多种物种事件的错误信号.
科学领域:
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
- 规范研究研究 规范研究
- 基因组学和植物遗传学
背景情况:
- 平行物种化,即类似的生殖隔离障碍物独立进化,是生态物种化的关键指标.
- 生殖障碍的时空变化使对并行物种化的研究变得复杂.
- 普莱斯蒂 (Plestiodon skiltonianus) 复合体是并行物种化的候选者,但杂交可能会掩盖家族遗传信号.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究杂交在Plestiodon skiltonianus复合物的进化历史中的作用.
- 为了确定杂交是否混了这个群体平行物种化的基因信号.
- 分析基因组数据以解决复杂物体内的进化关系和物种化机制.
主要方法:
- 利用基因组数据,包括线粒体和核位置,重建遗传学关系.
- 分析了不同遗传标志物之间的家谱不一致的模式.
- 在形态数据上采用换试验,以评估已知的机械生殖障碍的严格性.
主要成果:
- 线粒体DNA表明,大体的Plestiodon gilberti的多重起源来自小体的Plestiodon skiltonianus.
- 核DNA表明P.吉尔伯蒂的单一起源,与线粒体数据形成鲜明对比.
- 基因学不一致性归因于时间间隔的杂交事件,导致P. skiltonianus线粒体不对称地被P. gilberti血统捕获.
结论:
- 杂交,特别是不对称的内进,在Plestiodon skiltonianus复合体中产生了并行物种化的误导信号.
- 一个机械的生殖障碍,当P. gilberti是雌性和P. skiltonianus是雄性时更严格,解释了偏见的线粒体内侵入.
- 考虑内进和深层凝聚对于准确识别并行物种化的特征至关重要.
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