Journal
GENETICA
Volume 139, Issue 5, Pages 565-573Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-010-9514-4
Keywords
Divergence; Speciation; Selection; Gene flow; Reproductive isolation; Polymorphism; Ostrinia nubilalis; European corn borer
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- USDA NIFA [2010-65106-20610]
- NIFA [2010-65106-20610, 580982] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
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A primary goal for evolutionary biology is to reveal the genetic basis for adaptive evolution and reproductive isolation. Using Z and E pheromone strains the European corn borer (ECB) moth, I address this problem through multilocus analyses of DNA polymorphism. I find that the locus Triose phosphate isomerase (Tpi) is a statistically significant outlier in coalescent simulations of demographic histories of population divergence, including strict allopatric isolation, restricted migration, secondary contact, and population growth or decline. This result corroborates a previous QTL study that identified the Tpi chromosomal region as a repository for gene(s) contributing to divergence in life history. Patterns of nucleotide polymorphism at Tpi suggest a recent selective sweep and genetic hitchhiking associated with colonization of North America from Europe similar to 200 generations ago. These results indicate that gene genealogies initially diverge during speciation because of selective sweeps, but differential introgression may play a role in the maintenance of differentiation for sympatric populations.
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