An introgressed haplotype decouples phenotype from genome-wide ancestry
Sahar Javaheri Tehrani, Yu‐Chi Chen, Kees van Oers, Mirte Bosse, Martin Päckert, Jochen Martens, Mansour Aliabadian, Niloofar Alaei Kakhki, Toni Ingolf Gossmann
The paper identifies a localized introgressed haplotype in a great tit that retains distinct ancestry despite genome-wide homogenization, linking it to plumage pigmentation.
bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology