Extreme genetic signatures of local adaptation during plant colonization
N. Shah, T. Wakabayashi, Y. Kawamura, C. K. Skovbjerg, M.-Z. Wang, Y. Mustamin, Y. Isomura, V. Gupta, H. Jin, T. Mun, N. Sandal, F. Azuma, E. Fukai, U. Seren, S. Kusakabe, , S. U. Andersen
The paper investigates genetic adaptations during the colonization of Japan by Lotus japonicus, identifying genomic regions and candidate genes associated with overwintering and flowering time traits.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2018Evolutionary Biology