Phylogenomics has revealed the remarkable frequency with which introgression occurs
across the tree of life. These discoveries have been enabled by the rapid growth of methods …

Studies in diverse biological systems have indicated that host–parasite co-evolution is
responsible for the extraordinary genetic diversity seen in some genomic regions, such as …

Centromeres are critical for cell division, loading CENH3 or CENPA histone variant
nucleosomes, directing kinetochore formation and allowing chromosome segregation …

Infectious disease is both a major force of selection in nature and a prime cause of yield loss
in agriculture. In plants, disease resistance is often conferred by nucleotide-binding leucine …

Strawberry (Fragaria spp.) has emerged as a model system for various fundamental and
applied research in recent years. In total, the genomes of five different species have been …

Studies in model organisms have yielded considerable insights into the etiology of disease
and our understanding of evolutionary processes. Caenorhabditis elegans is among the …

During evolution successful allopolyploids must overcome 'genome shock'between
hybridizing species but the underlying process remains elusive. Here, we report concerted …

Most diploid organisms have polyploid ancestors. The evolutionary process of
polyploidization is poorly understood but has frequently been conjectured to involve some …

While introgression from Neanderthals and Denisovans has been documented in modern
humans outside Africa, the contribution of archaic hominins to the genetic variation of …

The adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes in East African Lake Malawi encompasses over 500
species that are believed to have evolved within the last 800,000 years from a common …