Alu insertion polymorphisms shared by Papio baboons and Theropithecus gelada reveal an intertwined common ancestry.
Jerilyn A WalkerVallmer E JordanJessica M StorerCody J SteelyPaulina Gonzalez-QuirogaThomas O BeckstromLydia C RewertsCorey P St RomainCatherine E RockwellJeffrey RogersClifford J JollyMiriam K Konkelnull nullVallmer JordanPublished in: Mobile DNA (2019)
Our discovery that several thousand Alu insertion polymorphisms are shared by T. gelada and Papio baboons suggests a much more permeable reproductive barrier between the two genera then previously suspected. Their intertwined evolution likely involves a long history of admixture, gene flow and incomplete lineage sorting.