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Genomic insights into variation in thermotolerance between hybridizing swordtail fishes

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MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/mec.16489

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hybridization; misexpression; molecular ecology; swordtail fishes; thermotolerance

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  1. National Institute of General Medical Sciences [T32GM007276]
  2. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
  3. Division of Graduate Education [2020304661]
  4. Human Frontier Science Program [RGY0081]

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Understanding the consequences of hybridization on thermotolerance in swordtail fish, this study identified a complex architecture of thermotolerance in hybrids. It revealed a genomic region contributing to reduced thermotolerance in hybrids and widespread misexpression of genes involved in thermal stress response, particularly in the circadian clock pathway. The study also showed that hybrid incompatibility between different swordtail fish species contributed to reduced thermotolerance. These findings highlight the challenges of studying the impact of hybridization on complex ecological traits and its potential impact on adaptive introgression.
Understanding how organisms adapt to changing environments is a core focus of research in evolutionary biology. One common mechanism is adaptive introgression, which has received increasing attention as a potential route to rapid adaptation in populations struggling in the face of ecological change, particularly global climate change. However, hybridization can also result in deleterious genetic interactions that may limit the benefits of adaptive introgression. Here, we used a combination of genome-wide quantitative trait locus mapping and differential gene expression analyses between the swordtail fish species Xiphophorus malinche and X. birchmanni to study the consequences of hybridization on thermotolerance. While these two species are adapted to different thermal environments, we document a complicated architecture of thermotolerance in hybrids. We identify a region of the genome that contributes to reduced thermotolerance in individuals heterozygous for X. malinche and X. birchmanni ancestry, as well as widespread misexpression in hybrids of genes that respond to thermal stress in the parental species, particularly in the circadian clock pathway. We also show that a previously mapped hybrid incompatibility between X. malinche and X. birchmanni contributes to reduced thermotolerance in hybrids. Together, our results highlight the challenges of understanding the impact of hybridization on complex ecological traits and its potential impact on adaptive introgression.

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