Experimental swap of Anopheles gambiae's assortative mating preferences demonstrates key role of X-chromosome divergence island in incipient sympatric speciation.

Although many theoretical models of sympatric speciation propose that genes responsible for assortative mating amongst incipient species should be associated with genomic regions protected from recombination, there are few data to support this theory. The malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, is know...

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Main Authors: Fred Aboagye-Antwi, Nahla Alhafez, Gareth D Weedall, Jessica Brothwood, Sharanjit Kandola, Doug Paton, Abrahamane Fofana, Lisa Olohan, Mauro Pazmiño Betancourth, Nkiru E Ekechukwu, Rowida Baeshen, Sékou F Traorè, Abdoulaye Diabate, Frédéric Tripet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4400153?pdf=render