Integrating natural history collections and comparative genomics to study the genetic architecture of convergent evolution.

ABSTRACT: Evolutionary convergence has been long considered primary evidence of adaptation driven by natural selection and provides opportunities to explore evolutionary repeatability and predictability. In recent years, there has been increased interest in exploring the genetic mechanisms underlying convergent evolution, in part, owing to the advent of genomic techniques. However, the current 'genomics gold rush' in studies of convergence has overshadowed the reality that most trait classifications are quite broadly defined, resulting in incomplete or potentially biased interpretations of results. Genomic studies of convergence would be greatly improved by integrating deep 'vertical', natural history knowledge with 'horizontal' knowledge focusing on the breadth of taxonomic diversity. Natural histo

SUBMITTER: Lamichhaney S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6560268 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature