Repeated divergent selection on pigmentation genes in a rapid finch radiation

Instances of recent and rapid speciation are suitable for associating phenotypes with their causal genotypes, especially if gene flow homogenizes areas of the genome that are not under divergent selection. We study a rapid radiation of nine sympatric bird species known as capuchino seedeaters, which...

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Published in:Science advances 2017-05, Vol.3 (5), p.e1602404-e1602404
Main Authors: Campagna, Leonardo, Repenning, Márcio, Silveira, Luís Fábio, Fontana, Carla Suertegaray, Tubaro, Pablo L, Lovette, Irby J
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Language:English
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Evolutionary Biology
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Summary:Instances of recent and rapid speciation are suitable for associating phenotypes with their causal genotypes, especially if gene flow homogenizes areas of the genome that are not under divergent selection. We study a rapid radiation of nine sympatric bird species known as capuchino seedeaters, which are differentiated in sexually selected characters of male plumage and song. We sequenced the genomes of a phenotypically diverse set of species to search for differentiated genomic regions. Capuchinos show differences in a small proportion of their genomes, yet selection has acted independently on the same targets in different members of this radiation. Many divergent regions contain genes involved in the melanogenesis pathway, with the strongest signal originating from putative regulatory regions. Selection has acted on these same genomic regions in different lineages, likely shaping the evolution of cis-regulatory elements, which control how more conserved genes are expressed and thereby generate diversity in classically sexually selected traits.
ISSN:2375-2548
2375-2548
DOI:10.1126/sciadv.1602404