Prevalence and Adaptive Impact of Introgression

• Published in: Annual review of genetics Vol. 55; p. 265
• Main Authors: Edelman, Nathaniel B, Mallet, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 23.11.2021
• Subjects: evolutionary genomics; hybrid speciation; hybridization; adaptive introgression; adaptive radiation; conservation genetics
• ISSN: 1545-2948
• DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-021821-020805

Alleles that introgress between species can influence the evolutionary and ecological fate of species exposed to novel environments. Hybrid offspring of different species are often unfit, and yet it has long been argued that introgression can be a potent force in evolution, especially in plants. Ove...