Dynamic molecular evolution of a supergene with suppressed recombination in white-throated sparrows
H. Jeong, N. M. Baran, D. Sun, P. Chatterjee, T. S. Layman, C. M. Balakrishnan, D. L. Maney, S. V. Yi
The paper studies the evolution of a supergene in white-throated sparrows, finding reduced recombination, low degeneration, and balancing selection maintaining genetic diversity.
bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2022Evolutionary Biology