FAST-TRACK: Integrating QTL mapping and genome scans towards the characterization of candidate loci under parallel selection in the lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis): INTEGRATING QTL MAPPING AND GENOME SCANS

摘要: As natural selection must act on underlying genetic variation, discovering the number and location of loci under influence is imperative towards understanding adaptive divergence in evolving populations. Studies employing genome scans have hypothesized that action divergent should reduce gene flow at genomic locations implicated adaptation speciation among populations, yet once ‘outlier’ patterns variation been identified function role such needs to be confirmed. We integrated QTL mapping diverging sympatric pairs lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) species complex order test hypothesis differentiation between dwarf normal ecotypes growth-associated was maintained by directional selection. found evidence significantly high levels molecular eight growth where two strongest candidate exhibited parallel reductions over multiple