Genomic evidence of prevalent hybridization throughout the evolutionary history of the fig-wasp pollination mutualism
oleh: Gang Wang, Xingtan Zhang, Edward Allen Herre, Doyle McKey, Carlos A. Machado, Wen-Bin Yu, Charles H. Cannon, Michael L. Arnold, Rodrigo A. S. Pereira, Ray Ming, Yi-Fei Liu, Yibin Wang, Dongna Ma, Jin Chen
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Figs and their wasp pollinators are a classic example of coevolution. By assembling and analysing genomes from across the Ficus clade, authors suggest that fig hybridization driven by pollinator host-switching in this obligate pollination system, is more common than previously thought.