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An ancient recombination desert is a speciation supergene in placental mammals

Nicole M. Foley, Richard G. Rasulis, Zoya Wani, Mayra N. Mendoza, Henrique V. Figueiró, Klaus‐Peter Koepfli, Terje Raudsepp, William J. Murphy

2025Nature7 citationsDOI

Topics & Concepts

BiologyEvolutionary biologyReproductive isolationRecombinationGene flowSupergene (geology)Genetic algorithmCoalescent theoryPhylogeneticsMulticellular organismSyntenyGenomeEcologyIntrogressionLocus (genetics)Genetic recombinationAdaptation (eye)GeneticsGenome evolutionHomologous recombinationGeneGene poolMeiosisIncipient speciationGenetic variationGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesChromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenetic diversity and population structure
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