Staggered chromosomal hybrid zones in the house mouse

In the house mouse there are numerous chromosomal races distinguished by different combinations of metacentric chromosomes. These may come into contact with each other and with the ancestral all-acrocentric race, and form hybrid zones. The chromosomal clines that make up these hybrid zones may be co...

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Autores: Gündüz, İslam, Pollock, Christianne L., Giménez, Mabel D., Förster, Daniel W., White, Thomas A., Sans-Fuentes, Maria A., Hauffe, Heidi C., Ventura Queija, Jacinto|||0000-0001-7527-1532, López Fuster, María José|||0000-0002-9955-8973, Searle, Jeremy B.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:183248
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/183248
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/genes1020193
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Clines
Mus musculus domesticus
Raciation
Robertsonian fusions
Speciation
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Sumario:In the house mouse there are numerous chromosomal races distinguished by different combinations of metacentric chromosomes. These may come into contact with each other and with the ancestral all-acrocentric race, and form hybrid zones. The chromosomal clines that make up these hybrid zones may be coincident or separated from each other (staggered). Such staggered hybrid zones are interesting because they may include populations of individuals homozygous for a mix of features of the hybridising races. We review the characteristics of four staggered hybrid zones in the house mouse and discuss whether they are examples of primary or secondary contact and whether they represent reticulate evolution or not. However, the most important aspect of staggered hybrid zones is that the homozygous populations within the zones have the potential to expand their distributions and become new races (a process termed 'zonal raciation'). In this way they can add to the total 'stock' of chromosomal races in the species concerned. Speciation is an infrequent phenomenon that may involve an unusual set of circumstances. Each one of the products of zonal raciation has the potential to become a new species and by having more races increases the chance of a speciation event.