Baboons at a Crossroads: Hybridisation Events and Genomic Links of Central Mozambique's Baboons With Papio Neighbors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hybridisation plays a critical role in species evolution and is widespread among primates, particularly in the genus Papio. Several baboon hybridisation zones have been identified in Africa, with Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique being notable for chacma baboons exhibiting phenotypic and genomic traits of both chacma and yellow baboons. This study builds on earlier research by leveraging new genomic data to refine our understanding of the relationships between Central Mozambique baboons and other baboon populations, focusing on chacma, yellow, and kinda baboons.

Materials and methods

We analyzed uniparental genetic markers alongside autosomal and X chromosome variants, incorporating unpublished low-coverage genomes from fecal samples collected in Central Mozam

SUBMITTER: Caldon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12205352 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature