The recombination landscapes of spiny lizards (genus Sceloporus).

ABSTRACT: Despite playing a critical role in evolutionary processes and outcomes, relatively little is known about rates of recombination in the vast majority of species, including squamate reptiles-the second largest order of extant vertebrates, many species of which serve as important model organisms in evolutionary and ecological studies. This paucity of data has resulted in limited resolution on questions related to the causes and consequences of rate variation between species and populations, the determinants of within-genome rate variation, as well as the general tempo of recombination rate evolution on this branch of the tree of life. In order to address these questions, it is thus necessary to begin broadening our phylogenetic sampling. We here provide the first fine-scale recombination maps

SUBMITTER: Versoza CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210290 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature