Drift and isolation drive genomic erosion and island speciation in a lineage of macaques
Jiwei Qi, Shuhao Liu, Liye Zhang, Zhixin Zhou, Rui Wang, Ying Shen, Yang Teng, Ming Zhang, G. Y. Liu, Chunyan Hu, Xiaochen Wang, Qian Zhao, Dilina Rusitanmu, Yilai You, zhijin Liu, , Ming Li
The paper shows that island isolation and genetic drift rapidly drive speciation in macaques, leading to genomic divergence, loss of diversity, and adaptive mutations.
bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2025 · PreprintGenomics