Comparative transcriptomics reveal that adaptive evolution in immune genes drives the local adaptation and speciation of schizothoracine fish

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Qi, Delin, Wu, Rongrong, Chao, Yan, Xia, Mingzhe, Chen, Qichang, Zheng, Zhiqin
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 26.07.2019; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• Edition: 1.1
• Subjects: Adaptation; Evolution & development; Evolutionary Biology; Evolutionary genetics; Immune system; Interspecific; Molecular evolution; Niches; Positive selection; Speciation; Species; Schizothoracine fish; Positive selection; the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; Transcriptome; Adaptation

Transcriptomic information can increase our understanding of the molecular processes underlying speciation. The schizothoracine fish, the largest and most diverse taxon within the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) ichthyofauna, are widespread in drainages throughout the QTP. These fish thus serve as an...