Strong selection pressures maintain divergence on genomic islands in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) populations.

Silvia Teresa Rodríguez-RamiloMatthew BaranskiHooman MoghadamHarald GroveSigbjørn LienMike E GoddardTheo H E MeuwissenAnna K Sonesson

Published in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2019)

Our findings further support the hypothesis that selection and reduced recombination in genomic islands may promote speciation between these two populations although their habitats overlap considerably and migrations occur between them.

Keyphrases

copy number
genetic diversity
dna damage
dna repair
oxidative stress
genome wide