The amylase gene cluster in house mice (Mus musculus) was subject to repeated introgression including the rescue of a pseudogene

• Published in: BMC ecology and evolution Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 56 - 11
• Main Authors: Linnenbrink, Miriam, Ullrich, Kristian K., McConnell, Ellen, Tautz, Diethard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.05.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Amylase gene cluster; Amylases; Analysis; Codons; Copy number; Copy number variation; Diet; Gene clusters; Gene mapping; Genes; Genomes; Genomics; Haplotypes; House mouse; Inbreeding; Introgression; Mammals; Mapping; Mus musculus; Natural populations; Pancreas; Phylogeny; Population; Populations; Rodents; Starch; Stop codon; Czech Republic; Iran; Germany; Western Europe; France; Asia; Eastern Europe; Europe; United States > US; Amylase gene cluster; Mus musculus; Copy number variation; Introgression; Natural populations

Amylase gene clusters have been implicated in adaptive copy number changes in response to the amount of starch in the diet of humans and mammals. However, this interpretation has been questioned for humans and for mammals there is a paucity of information from natural populations. Using optical mapp...