Genomic architecture of adaptive radiation and hybridization in Alpine whitefish

Rishi De-Kayne, Oliver M. Selz, David A. Marques, David Frei, Ole Seehausen and Philine G. D. Feulner ()
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Rishi De-Kayne: EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Oliver M. Selz: EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
David A. Marques: EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
David Frei: EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Ole Seehausen: EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Philine G. D. Feulner: EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Adaptive radiations represent some of the most remarkable explosions of diversification across the tree of life. However, the constraints to rapid diversification and how they are sometimes overcome, particularly the relative roles of genetic architecture and hybridization, remain unclear. Here, we address these questions in the Alpine whitefish radiation, using a whole-genome dataset that includes multiple individuals of each of the 22 species belonging to six ecologically distinct ecomorph classes across several lake-systems. We reveal that repeated ecological and morphological diversification along a common environmental axis is associated with both genome-wide allele frequency shifts and a specific, larger effect, locus, associated with the gene edar. Additionally, we highlight the possible role of introgression between species from different lake-systems in facilitating the evolution and persistence of species with unique trait combinations and ecology. These results highlight the importance of both genome architecture and secondary contact with hybridization in fuelling adaptive radiation.

Date: 2022
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