Ancestral gene flow shaped the singular origin of the Amazon molly
Waldir Miron Berbel‐Filho, Maximos Chin, Daniel Kulik, Filip Matura, Tyler Reich, Dmitrij Dedukh, Francisco Úbeda, Frédéric Fyon, Anatolie Marta, Marie Doležálková‐Kaštánková, Kate L. Laskowski, Ingo Schlupp, Karel Janko
The paper investigates the origin of asexuality in the Amazon molly, showing that ancestral introgression between parental species contributed to its unique genomic makeup.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology