Fin whale MDH-1 and MPI allozyme variation is not reflected in the corresponding DNA sequences.

ABSTRACT: The appeal of genetic inference methods to assess population genetic structure and guide management efforts is grounded in the correlation between the genetic similarity and gene flow among populations. Effects of such gene flow are typically genomewide; however, some loci may appear as outliers, displaying above or below average genetic divergence relative to the genomewide level. Above average population, genetic divergence may be due to divergent selection as a result of local adaptation. Consequently, substantial efforts have been directed toward such outlying loci in order to identify traits subject to local adaptation. Here, we report the results of an investigation into the molecular basis of the substantial degree of genetic divergence previously reported at allozyme loci among Nor

SUBMITTER: Olsen MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4063476 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature