… genomics of adaptive evolution in several fungal pathogens and the … duplications, which are
facilitated by the repetitive DNA 48 . … that after initial hybridization (between B. graminis f. sp. …

… from two parental species that are not able to do so. Hybridization is known to drive the
adaptation to … the idea that new pathogenic lineages can emerge through hybridization of non-…

… and filamentous fungi, hybridization may occur … hybridization have occurred repeatedly
leading to the formation of multiple heteroploid asexual lineages of endophytes (6). In pathogenic …

… of fungal taxa or populations (for instance, fungal pathogens and fermentationlinked species)
certainly facilitates hybridization … during adaptive evolution in an interspecific yeast hybrid …

… hybridization appears a successful evolutionary strategy whereby the combination of two
dissimilar genomes promotes diversification in a saltational manner, leading to novel (…

… Interestingly, the genomes of AD hybrids are highly dynamic, with continuous chromosome
… rapid genotypic and phenotypic variations that may facilitate the emergence of pathogens. …

… facilitated their opportunistic lifestyles for different insect hosts. Similarly, the broad host range
plant pathogen … , RI is reinforced by selection against maladapted hybrids (49). We found …

… involves the evolution of organisms … hybridization has contributed to the evolution of (i)
domesticated plants and animals; (ii) pests; (iii) human disease vectors; and (iv) human pathogens…

… Next we focus on fungal pathogens that establish peculiar molecular interactions with
their hosts (Flor, 1942) and have dramatic agronomic and ecological consequences (Desprez-…

… of yeast hybrids of industrial or clinical relevance, and discuss the evolutionary implications
of genomic hybridization for the origin of new lineages, including when such hybridization …