The dynamics of barrier loci recruitment along a continuum of divergence in the context of gene flow
Marjolaine Marie C. Rousselle, Julie Jaquiéry, Jean Peccoud, Lucie Mieuzet, Frédérique Mahéo, Fabrice Legeai, Renaud Vitalis, Emmanuelle Jousselin, Jean‐Christophe Simon, Mathieu Gautier, Carole M. Smadja
The paper identifies barrier loci across a divergence continuum in pea aphids, showing their clustering in low-recombination regions and enrichment for genes related to host specialization.
bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology