A review of the pangenome: how it affects our understanding of genomic variation, selection and breeding in domestic animals?

Y Gong, Y Li, X Liu, Y Ma, L Jiang - Journal of Animal Science and …, 2023 - Springer
As large-scale genomic studies have progressed, it has been revealed that a single
reference genome pattern cannot represent genetic diversity at the species level. While …

Genomics reveals widespread hybridization across insects with ramifications for species boundaries and invasive species

M San Jose, C Doorenweerd, D Rubinoff - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Genomic data are revealing extensive evidence of hybridization across many
insect groups.•Hybridization and gene flow between species are much more common than …

Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies

F Cicconardi, E Milanetti, EC Pinheiro de Castro… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Heliconius butterflies, a speciose genus of Müllerian mimics, represent a classic example of
an adaptive radiation that includes a range of derived dietary, life history, physiological and …

Rampant Genome-Wide Admixture across the Heliconius Radiation

KM Kozak, M Joron, WO McMillan… - Genome Biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
How frequent is gene flow between species? The pattern of evolution is typically portrayed
as a phylogenetic tree, yet gene flow between good species may be an important …

Complex basis of hybrid female sterility and Haldane's rule in Heliconius butterflies: Z‐linkage and epistasis

N Rosser, NB Edelman, LM Queste… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrids between species are often sterile or inviable. Hybrid unfitness usually evolves first in
the heterogametic sex—a pattern known as Haldane's rule. The genetics of Haldane's rule …

Widespread gene expression divergence in butterfly sensory tissues plays a fundamental role during reproductive isolation and speciation

N Wu, E Evans, B van Schooten… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Neotropical Heliconius butterflies are well known for their intricate behaviors and multiple
instances of incipient speciation. Chemosensing plays a fundamental role in the life history …

Major patterns in the introgression history of Heliconius butterflies

Y Thawornwattana, F Seixas, Z Yang, J Mallet - ELife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Gene flow between species, although usually deleterious, is an important evolutionary
process that can facilitate adaptation and lead to species diversification. It also makes …

First chromosome scale genomes of ithomiine butterflies (Nymphalidae: Ithomiini): comparative models for mimicry genetic studies

J Gauthier, J Meier, F Legeai, M McClure… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The ithomiine butterflies (Nymphalidae: Danainae) represent the largest known
radiation of Müllerian mimetic butterflies. They dominate by number the mimetic butterfly …

Recombination landscape and karyotypic variations revealed by linkage mapping in the grapevine downy mildew pathogen Plasmopara viticola

E Dvorak, ID Mazet, C Couture… - G3: Genes …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Plasmopara viticola, the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew, is a biotrophic oomycete
engaged in a tight coevolutionary relationship with its host. Rapid adaptation of the …

Reference-Guided De Novo Genome Assembly of the Flour Beetle Tribolium freemani

M Volarić, E Despot-Slade, D Veseljak… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The flour beetle Tribolium freemani is a sibling species of the model organism and important
pest Tribolium castaneum. The two species are so closely related that they can produce …