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ArticleG3 (Bethesda, Md.)2023

Population genomics and subgenome evolution of the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis in southern Africa.

Tharindu Premachandra, Caroline M S Cauret, Werner Conradie, John Measey, Ben J Evans

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Article in G3 (Bethesda, Md.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Tharindu PremachandraDepartment of Biology, McMaster University, Life Sciences Building Room 328, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada.
Caroline M S CauretDepartment of Biology, McMaster University, Life Sciences Building Room 328, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0886-5450
Werner ConradiePort Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), P.O. Box 13147, Humewood, Gqeberha 6013, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0805-9683
John MeaseyCentre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-9939-7615
Ben J EvansDepartment of Biology, McMaster University, Life Sciences Building Room 328, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9512-8845
McMaster University · CABayworld Centre for Research and Education · ZAOregon State University · USStellenbosch University · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allotetraploid genomes have two distinct genomic components called subgenomes that are derived from separate diploid ancestral species. Many genomic characteristics such as gene function, expression, recombination, and transposable element mobility may differ significantly between subgenomes. To explore the possibility that subgenome population structure and gene flow may differ as well, we examined genetic variation in an allotetraploid frog-the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)-over the dynamic and varied habitat of its native range in southern Africa. Using reduced representation genome sequences from 91 samples from 12 localities, we found no strong evidence that population structure and gene flow differed substantially by subgenome. We then compared patterns of population structure in the nuclear genome to the mitochondrial genome using Sanger sequences from 455 samples from 183 localities. Our results provide further resolution to the geographic distribution of mitochondrial and nuclear diversity in this species and illustrate that population structure in both genomes corresponds roughly with variation in seasonal rainfall and with the topography of southern Africa.

Indexed as

GenomeMetagenomicsAfrica, SouthernAnimalsEvolution, MolecularGenomicsPhylogenyXenopus laevisgene flowphylogeographypolyploid ratchetpopulation genetics

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PMID36524354
PMCPMC9911082
OpenAlexW4311678644

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