Influence of the large‐Z effect during contact between butterfly sister species

Abstract Recently diverged butterfly populations in North America have been found to exhibit high levels of divergence on the Z chromosome relative to autosomes, as measured by fixation index, Fst. The pattern of divergence appears to result from accumulation of incompatible alleles, obstructing int...

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Main Authors: Erik D. Nelson, Qian Cong, Nick V. Grishin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7785